all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
originally; by nature; from the start
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
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
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
technique; art; skill; move
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
birth; creation; formation
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be silent; to say nothing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
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
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that