bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
draw (in competition); tie game
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(nature, etc.) observation diary
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to know (a person); to think
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
being on duty; person on duty
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...