to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
discovery; detection; finding
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
president (of a society); chairman
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
Darjeeling (tea); Darjeeling (India); Darjiling
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
called; known as; that; to say
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
now; the present time; just now; another; more
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles