to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
correction; revision; amendment
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
aquatic (life); living in the water
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
large number (of); many; majority
casualties; the killed and wounded
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good performance; good work; great success
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
individual; one by one; separate; each
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above