to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to throw on the fire; to burn
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
upper half of the body; upper body
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
all present; all concerned; all of us
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
summer vacation; summer holiday
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
central government office; head office; this office
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who