to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
door; gate; opening; title page
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(diving) fin; swim fin; flipper; fin (on a surfboard, aircraft, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
support; backing; patronage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed