to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
experiment; experimentation
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
what do you want?; can I help you?
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
at once; immediately; right now
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe