slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to order; to command; to appoint
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
guess; speculation; supposition
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
on bad terms; at loggerheads
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study