than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
best regards; please take care of; please do
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that's true; of course; obviously
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing