United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
height (of a person); stature
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thinnish; somewhat narrow
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
point spread; point difference
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
nothing but; except; no more than
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
trivial; not amounting to much
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
private affairs; personal matter
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
coach; coaching; training
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming