one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
conviction; belief; confidence
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
establishment (of a business); founding
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
father; dad; husband; you; he
name; given name; first name
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly