important; momentous; essential; principal; major
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
such ... as; or some such
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
that's the way it is; such is life
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)