just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to take out a loan; to get a loan
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
contract; compact; agreement
document; official papers
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
imagination; supposition; guess
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
how; in what way; by what means
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation