hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
regret; repentance; remorse
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
such a thing; something like that
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
number one; first; best; most; game; round