to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to move forward; to move on
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to accept; to receive; to agree
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that; the matter in question
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to think constantly about; to dwell on
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
meaning; significance; sense
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be surprised; to be astonished
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning