many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
though; notwithstanding; although
it is not (like that) either
after school (at the end of the day)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
older brother; elder brother
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
in that manner; like that
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
business trip; official trip
to be away from home; to be out of the house
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to look around; to survey