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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)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
something; some kind of; for some reason
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
outside of; not covered by
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
putting into operation; invocation
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
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