nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
white background; blank; female virgin
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the opposite sex; isomerism
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
horizontally striped shirt; border shirt
only; merely; but; no more than
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
that's the way it is; such is life
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
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)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)