had better ...; had better not ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
bank; banking institution
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
man; male; masculine gender
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
at once; immediately; right now
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
time; hour; period; class
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
together; at the same time; same; identical
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
interview (e.g. for a job)