greeting; a fine thing to say
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to get out of bed; to show a leg
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
number one; first; best; most; game; round
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
that's the way it is; such is life
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
alone; by oneself; on one's own
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
himself; yourself; herself
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
number of persons; personnel
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
middle of the night; dead of night
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
negotiations; discussions; connection
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
form; shape; figure; visage