strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
how; in what way; how about
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
please (give me); please (do for me)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
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.)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
genuine article; real thing; real deal
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
by myself; in person; by oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)