before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
investment; contribution; financing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get hungry; to become hungry
contract; compact; agreement
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
have a good day; take care; see you
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
older brother and younger sister
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
of course; certainly; naturally
at first; in the beginning; originally
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
genuine article; real thing; real deal
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus