to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
go that far; to that extent
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
two persons; two people; pair; couple
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking