but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to face on; to look out on to
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
candied apple; toffee apple
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
female high-school student
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
successor; replacement; second wife
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom