although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
why; how; for what reason
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
finishing blow; coup de grâce
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to grow up; to become an adult
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
discovery; detection; finding
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
white blood cell; leukocyte; leucocyte
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?