to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
clearing one's throat; cough
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
programme; program; plans; arrangements
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
dependence (relationship); dependency (relationship)
progress; being under way
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
price-earnings ratio; PER
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
minimum; at the very least
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
stakeholder; stakeholders
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
damp; moist (negative nuance)