to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
home area; home town; local
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
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
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
rather; better; instead; if anything
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to do over; to remake; to resume
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, light; cold, heat, dryness, dampness, wind, fire; six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
painter; artist; illustrator
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation