appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
the scruff or nape of the neck
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
commitment; pledge; promise
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company