central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
company; corporation; workplace
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
how long; how far; how much
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
notice; attention; observation
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
if you think about it; come to think of it
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
around the world; throughout the world
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to join forces; to cooperate