alternately; by turns; one after the other
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
now; the present time; just now; another; more
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
it's been a long time; long time no see
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
plural; multiple; plural (number)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much