reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
beginning; outset; first; onset
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
all; entire; whole; altogether
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)