in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
than; from; out of; except; but; more
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sorry; excuse me; thank you
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
act of mercy; helping another person
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
time; hour; period; class
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally