technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
half-wit; fool; simpleton
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
three; three years of age
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
getting an advance (on one's salary)
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
application; request; petition
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling