dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
bullying; teasing; chivying
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
by myself; in person; by oneself
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
how; in what way; by what means
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
centre; center; center fielder
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)