to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pair; the two; both persons; both things
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
author; writer; novelist; artist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
feelings; thoughts; meaning
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself