transactions; dealings; business
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
as (for); for; in the capacity of
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
reaction; response; reaction
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
final; eventual; ultimate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
should; must; -able; probably; likely
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to discuss; to talk together
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street