surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to make an appearance; to show up
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
while; during; while; although; all; both
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to say; to tell; to state; to do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
long ago; a long time ago; already
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to serve; to work for; to attend
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed