both; both sides; both parties
to serve; to work for; to attend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
instant; moment; for an instant
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
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)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to begin; to set about; to start
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)