start; commencement; beginning; initiation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing