return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
about; on; regarding; per; for every
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to have a talk; to tell a story
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
independence from parents
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
imagination; supposition; guess
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious