on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
man; male; masculine gender
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
dealing with; coping with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to pick up; to find; to gather
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady