to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(not) even once; (not) ever
two times; twice; two degrees
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
also known as; also called
shyness; bashfulness; shame
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
because of; owing to; due to
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
while; during (the time when)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
towering; astonishingly high
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious