I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
as usual; as is one's habit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(medical) doctor; physician
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...