thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
by means of; due to; because of; according to
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
magnum (cartridge, gun); magnum (1.5-litre wine bottle)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to slip through; to slip past; to evade