to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
and yet; though; when; in spite of
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course