high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
dozens; scores of; decades
metre; meter; meter; gauge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to pass (of time); to elapse
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
and yet; though; when; in spite of
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
(some) more; even more; longer; further
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to do for (the sake of someone else)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
man; male; masculine gender