to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
of course; certainly; naturally
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to rise; to erect; to get up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; downhill (skiing race)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be surprised; to be astonished
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
form; shape; figure; visage
body; physical system; (the) person
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
how; in what way; how about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
literally; to the letter; literal
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
presumption; assumption; estimation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)