to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
don't worry about it; forget about it
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
had better ...; had better not ...
beyond that point; after that
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
corridor; hallway; passageway
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
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
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
meaning; significance; sense
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
magazine; journal; periodical
editor (in publishing, etc.)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)