to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
had better ...; had better not ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
living thing; living creature; animal; life
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to claim victims; to leave casualties
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
frequency (of appearance)
year on year; on the previous year
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
danger; peril; hazard; risk
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
study; research; investigation
settlement; solution; resolution
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
while; even though; despite
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement