nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
going to and fro; back and forth
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to repeat; to do something over again
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to spread; to be propagated
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
intelligence gathering; information gathering
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp