by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
doctors; teachers; lawyers
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to put someone to trouble
no!; no no!; no, not at all
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate