to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
the other day; a few days ago
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
split; division; break up
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
political measures; policy
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
base; basis; bedrock; platform
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
came here; coming here; recently
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thought; consideration; thinking
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
interruption; suspension; break
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to open (one's eyes) wide
top of the head; crown of the head
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through