article; news story; report; account
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
so; like this; in this way
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be conspicuous; to stand out
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth