straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
don't worry; there's no need to worry
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(social) position; status
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
transfer time; transmission time
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
independent action; acting alone
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
district; section; sector
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
decrease; reduction; decline
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
until now; so far; up to the present