single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
in comparison to; rather than
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
book; volume; this; present; main; head
so; like this; in this way
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
sorry to bother you, but ...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
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
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
go that far; to that extent
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
being upright and cleanhanded