miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
such; like that; that sort of; very
silence (not speaking); muteness
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)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
originally; by nature; from the start
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
choices; alternatives; options
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
jack of all trades, master of none
meaning; significance; sense
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
hiding one's embarrassment
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to watch intently; to stare