to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to pass (of time); to elapse
suddenly; all of a sudden
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
metre; meter; meter; gauge
even though; despite; when
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
wounded person; injured person
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in comparison to; rather than
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to state; to express; to mention
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
forcibly; against one's will
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
name; given name; first name