to try and do something; to attempt to do something
calm; composed; cool; quiet
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to close (one's eyes); to shut
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
in that manner; like that
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
one thin flat object; one sheet
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
to solicit; to demand; to extort
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(how) many times; (how) often
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire