to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
genius; prodigy; natural gift
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
don't you think?; indicates question
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done