to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
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)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to make merry; to be festive
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary