first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to pick up; to find; to gather
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
because of; owing to; due to