meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to bend; to warp; to curve
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
chance; opportunity; occasion
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
else; in addition; besides
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
serious; severe; grave; acute
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important