intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be silent; to say nothing
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to make a fool of someone