to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
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)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be surprised; to be astonished
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to talk; to chat; to chatter
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
production (e.g. play); direction
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey