how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to find out; to discover; to locate
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to be silent; to say nothing
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful