to choose; to select; to pick (out)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
pupil; student; schoolchild
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
unavoidable; inevitable; cannot be helped; of necessity
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)