light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(some) more; even more; longer; further
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
that's the way it is; such is life
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
question; inquiry; enquiry
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
a little bit; a little while
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to discuss; to talk together
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
system; institution; organization; organisation
establishment; settlement
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
while; even though; despite
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
about; on; regarding; per; for every
in the meanwhile; during the time