seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to jar; to creak; to grate
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
special use; special usage
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore