considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
considerably; fairly; quite
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
without; but if; otherwise; or else
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
accurate; correct; precise; exact
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
adds force or indicates command
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to