letter; missive; note; mail
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
name; given name; first name
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to care for someone; to look after someone
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
interference; meddling; butting in
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
had better ...; had better not ...
to be silent; to say nothing
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan