-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
had better ...; had better not ...
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
number one; first; best; most; game; round
close; intimate; on good terms
office romance; office love affair
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
at once; immediately; right now
tanning salon; tanning parlor; tanning parlour
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
highball; whisky and soda
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting