request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
such; this sort of; like this
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to take a breath; to take a short rest
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to go out and away; to leave
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
influence; effect; impact
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix