various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
dodgy dealings; monkey business
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
useless resistance; vain struggle
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to give directions; to issue instructions
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)