year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
important post; important office; key position
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
circuit diagram; schematic
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
failure; mistake; blunder
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
how; in what way; how about
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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)
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
then; well; so; well then
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
plaintiff group; plaintiffs