likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention