child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
how many people; a number of people
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
had better ...; had better not ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!