pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(police) detective; criminal matter
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cost reduction; cost saving
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)