instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
just because; even if; even though
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to call again; to call someone back
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony