to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to look forward to something
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hey there; I say; see here
special; particular; peculiar; unique
paints; painting material
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
genuine article; real thing; real deal