hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to move (house); to change residence
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
now; the present time; just now; another; more
single word; a few words; brief comment
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
than; from; out of; except; but; more
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need