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)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
such; like that; that sort of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
certainly; surely; definitely
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
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)
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come