to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
meaning; significance; sense
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
how much; how many; to what extent
only; merely; but; no more than
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
much less; to say nothing of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
society; the world; the times
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
all; entire; whole; altogether
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous