concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
woman; female; feminine gender
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
important documents; important papers
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to arrive home; to return
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
such; this sort of; like this
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
request; appeal; claim; purchase
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
exactly as stated; verbatim
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden