to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
honour; honor; glory; privilege
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
tension; mental strain; nervousness
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be discouraged; to shrink from
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage