to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to cut corners; to be shoddy
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
literally; to the letter; literal
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
how; in what way; by what means
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
myself; yourself; I; me; you
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to laugh away; to laugh off
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
finding employment; getting a job
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling