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)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
all; entire; whole; altogether
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
mental; spiritual; emotional
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
beautiful; good; excellent
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid