to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
within; inside of; less than
moving into the black; becoming profitable
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
medical treatment; medical care
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
number one; first; best; most; game; round
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
story; tale; talk; discussion
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point