to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to carry around; to carry on one's person
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
for example; for instance; e.g.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
trivial; not amounting to much
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least