to come and see (someone, something); to visit
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
rather; better; instead; if anything
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
particular; hard to please; fussy
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
please (give me); please (do for me)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to give; to do (something) for
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); ass; arse; butt
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)