judicial precedent; leading case; prior case
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
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 ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
official divorce registration papers
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
have a good day; take care; see you
nothing but; except; no more than
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
desperately; for one's dear life
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
name; given name; first name