to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
discovery; detection; finding
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
president (of a society); chairman
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
head; lead; vanguard; first
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
serious; not joking; straight
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
how dare ...; how could ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
now; the present time; just now; another; more
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
leopon (offspring born of a male leopard and a female lion)