but; however; provided that
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to have a talk; to tell a story
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
money-making; earning money
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
all present; all concerned; all of us
myself; yourself; I; me; you
unskilled; not very good at
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
chit; sales slip; voucher
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind