check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be too numerous; to be too much
all; entire; whole; altogether
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
so; like this; in this way
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
rest; break; recess; intermission
in comparison to; rather than
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
conference room; council room
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
(a) little; somewhat; somehow