hidden treasure; treasured article
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
cooperation; collaboration
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
world history; international history
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during