by myself; in person; by oneself
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout