approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
in that way; thus; so; so?
rather; better; instead; if anything
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
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
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction