adviser; advisor; consultant
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
useful thing; usable article
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
in unison; as one; united
due form; official; formality
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
running too fast; pacing oneself too fast while running
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
so; like this; in this way
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
undisputed; entirely; perfect
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
how long; how much; to what extent
the other day; a few days ago
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful