to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
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)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
enterprise; business; company; corporation
in-house manufactured goods
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
just a handful; only a small number (of)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary