(linguistic) competence; language capability
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
stagnation; hindrance; delay
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
foundation stone; cornerstone
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
thought; consideration; thinking
multilingualization; multilingualisation; localization; localisation
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to rule; to govern; to administer
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
reset; fresh start; new beginning
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)