important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
several hundred; hundreds (of)
called; known as; that; to say
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how long; how far; how much