indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
no!; no no!; no, not at all
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
observation; survey; watching
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
such; like that; that sort of; very
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to attempt; to test; to try out
pregnancy; conception; gestation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like