to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
sender; consignor; remitter
border (between countries); national border
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning