with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
just one person; only one
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to like; to love; to be fond of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the place for; the time for; the level of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
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)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
clothing and accessories; attire
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant