pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to wait for an opportunity
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
if so; in that case; in that situation
with no effort at all; easily
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
that's the way it is; such is life
is that so?; I see; right; oh
one's share; one's portion
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in name only; titular; nominal
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have