to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
time; hour; period; class
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
please (give me); please (do for me)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
now; the present time; just now; another; more
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
architect-designed apartment
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be found; to be discovered
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding