to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
number one; first; best; most; game; round
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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
to be found; to be discovered
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
cost of a ticket; price of a ticket
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
father; dad; husband; you; he
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
failure; mistake; blunder
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
in comparison to; rather than
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough