be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
athlete's oath of fair play
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle