oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
than; from; out of; except; but; more
study; diligence; discount; reduction
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the other day; lately; recently
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
back off!; leave me alone!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others