accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
imagination; supposition; guess
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
way; method; means; resource; course
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to push aside; to push one's way through
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
permission; approval; authorization; license
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
contemplation; meditation
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain