attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be silent; to say nothing
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pleasant feeling; good vibes
you (plural); all of you; you all
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that is to say; so that means
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe