if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
preservation; retainment; keeping
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
true; real; genuine; proper; utter