first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
will not do; do not; does not
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
acquisition of foreign currency
intelligence gathering; information gathering
this sort of; this type of
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss