branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
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)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to turn towards; to point
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
around the world; throughout the world
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
high-pitched tone; soprano
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed