severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
in comparison to; rather than
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to face; to go towards; to head towards
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
critical moment; do-or-die situation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
-less; lacking; non-existing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
that; the matter in question
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
in succession; one by one
to entrust; to leave to a person
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why