blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
serious; not joking; straight
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very