for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
prior investment; upfront investment
to order; to command; to appoint
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
charming; fascinating; attractive
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
contract; compact; agreement
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
library (usu. single-room); small library