safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way