poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
pessimism; disappointment
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
much less; to say nothing of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
beginning; outset; first; onset
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
shopping; purchased goods
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion