instant; moment; for an instant
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
directions; instructions; orders; command
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
treasure house; storage for valuable property
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
adviser; advisor; consultant
pleased to make your acquaintance
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
how; in what way; how about; questionable
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
study; research; investigation
like this; this sort; this way
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health