what's the matter?; what's wrong?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
even if not; even without
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that's the way it is; such is life
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
seventh day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
medical science; medicine
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
information technology; IT
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of