to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to be saved up (of money)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
don't worry about it; forget about it
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
middle of the night; dead of night
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question