by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
however; having said that; but
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
contract; compact; agreement
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding