to lick; to lap; to suck ; to taste ; to experience (esp. a hardship) ; to underestimate; to make light of; to look down on (someone); to make a fool of; to treat with contempt; to disparage ; to lick (at; of flames); to burn
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for ; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to go after (a prize, record, etc.) ; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon ; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.) ; to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against) ; to compete (against) ; to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist
to take out; to get out ; to put out; to reveal; to show ; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in ; to publish; to make public ; to send (e.g. letter) ; to produce (a sound); to start (fire) ; to serve (food) ; ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) ; to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
to be ready; to be prepared; to be arranged ; to be in order; to be put in order; to be well-ordered; to be well-proportioned; to be harmonious ; to be adjusted; to be regulated; to be refined (e.g. of a face) ; to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract); to be completed
such things as ...; and ... and ; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as ; be; is ; o; oh ; huh; what ; hi ; yes; what? ; yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it?
to change; to alter; to revise; to replace ; to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve ; to examine; to check; to inspect ; to do properly; to do formally
it is ... that ...; precisely; in particular; definitely; for sure; only (when, after, because, etc.) ; although; while; it is the case that ... but ; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ... ; not at all; not in the slightest; absolutely not; never
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing ; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more ; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; main part(s) of a story ; this volume ; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program) ; movie based on a TV series; movie version of a TV series
should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be) ; nock (of a bow) ; nock (of an arrow) ; nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) ; wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out