pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
time; hour; period; class
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
feeling; sense; impression
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; match; game; competition
of course; certainly; naturally
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
had better ...; had better not ...