seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
bet; wager; stake; gamble
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
police; police officer; police station
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
had better ...; had better not ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
really; truly; indeed; good grief