congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
brain tumor; brain tumour
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
university hospital; teaching hospital
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
president (of a society); chairman
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
permission; approval; authorization; license
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
settlement; solution; resolution
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way