to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
limited; limiting; restrictive
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
attendance (at a meeting)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
next term; next period; next version; next release
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to be able to manage somehow or other
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to need; to call for; to require
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing