sleeper hold; chokehold from behind
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
linking together; tying in a row
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
from the viewpoint of; according to
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
higher rank; better position
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
even though; despite; when
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay