it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
the way one works; one's working manner
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
moment by moment; hour by hour
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
affectation; showiness; pretence
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
all; entire; whole; altogether
armed forces; military; troops
training; drill; practice; discipline
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely