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about to | {phrase} | (indicating imminence) | age before beauty | {phrase} | (Translations) | all rights reserved | {phrase} | (copyright notice formula) | and how | {phrase} | (strong confirmation of preceding) | and so forth | {phrase} | (list continuation indicator) | and so on | {phrase} | (indicates that a list continues) | are you allergic to any medications | {phrase} | (are you allergic to any medications?) | are you married | {phrase} | (are you married?) | are you OK | {phrase} | (are you OK?) | are your ears burning | {phrase} | (said of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion) | are you religious | {phrase} | (are you religious?) | are you taking any medications | {phrase} | (are you taking any medications?) | as good as it gets | {phrase} | (the best available) | a wild goose never laid a tame egg | {phrase} | (most things are inherited and predetermined) | been there, done that | {phrase} | (assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic) | be in one's altitudes | {phrase} | (be drunk) | be prepared | {phrase} | (motto) | be up against the wall | {phrase} | in die Ecke treiben | by the time | {phrase} | (when) SEE: when :: | call an ambulance | {phrase} | (call an ambulance) | call the police | {phrase} | (call the police) | can I buy you a drink | {phrase} | (can I buy you a drink?) | can I come in | {phrase} | (phrase) | can I use your phone | {phrase} | (can I use your phone?) | can you help me | {phrase} | (can you help me?) | can you tell us | {phrase} | (prefix indicating a polite request) | cat got someone's tongue | {phrase} | (why are you not saying anything?) | c'est la vie | {phrase} | (such is life) SEE: such is life :: | close, but no cigar | {phrase} | (that's almost correct, but not quite) | consider it done | {phrase} | (consider it done) | could I see the menu, please | {phrase} | (said to ask for a menu) | does anyone here speak English | {phrase} | (does anyone here speak English?) | do not disturb | {phrase} | (do not disturb) | don't let the door hit you on the way out | {phrase} | (good riddance) SEE: good riddance :: | don't mention it | {phrase} | (it is too trivial to warrant thanks) | don't worry | {phrase} | (indicates to the interlocutor not to worry about something) | do you accept American dollars | {phrase} | (do you accept American dollars?) | do you accept credit cards | {phrase} | (do you accept credit cards?) | do you believe in God | {phrase} | (do you believe in God?) | do you come here often | {phrase} | (do you come here often?) | do you have a boyfriend | {phrase} | (do you have a boyfriend?) | do you have a menu in English | {phrase} | (phrase) | do you have any pets | {phrase} | (do you have pets?) | do you have children | {phrase} | (do you have children?) | do you know | {phrase} | (do you know? (of knowledge)) | do you need help | {phrase} | (Do you need help?) | do you speak English | {phrase} | (do you speak English?) | do you speak something | {phrase} | (do you speak...?) | enjoy your meal | {phrase} | (bon appétit) SEE: bon appétit :: | etc. | {phrase} | (abbreviation of “et cetera”; and the rest; and so forth, see also: et cetera) | et cetera | {phrase} | (and so on, see also: etc.) | excuse me | {phrase} | (request for an apology) | excuse me | {phrase} | (request for attention) | excuse me | {phrase} | (request to pass) | excuse me | {phrase} | (request to repeat) | excuse me | {phrase} | (sorry, as apology) | fire at will | {phrase} | (military command) | fuck and chuck | {phrase} | (hit it and quit it) SEE: hit it and quit it :: | fuck you | {phrase} | (fuck you) | game over | {phrase} | (message that appears on the screen of a computer or video game when all of the player's lives have been lost) | get well soon | {phrase} | (indicating hope that the listener recovers) | give me liberty or give me death | {phrase} | (give me liberty or give me death) | good afternoon | {phrase} | (greeting said in the afternoon) | good day | {phrase} | (greeting between sunrise and sunset) | good night | {phrase} | (a farewell) | goose is cooked | {phrase} | (all hope is gone) | guess what | {phrase} | (used to dramatize the unsurprising) | Happy Holidays | {phrase} | (holiday greeting) | Happy New Year | {phrase} | (Happy New Year) | have a nice day | {phrase} | (goodbye) | have to | {phrase} | müssen but also hast zu with a harder meaning | have to | {phrase} | (obligation) | here you are | {phrase} | (said when you hand something over) | he's unconscious | {phrase} | (he's unconscious) | how are you | {phrase} | (greeting) | how did he die | {phrase} | (what were the circumstances of his death) | how do I get to | {phrase} | (how do I get to...?) | how do I get to the airport | {phrase} | (how do I get to the airport?) | how do I get to the bus station | {phrase} | (how do I get to the bus station?) | how do I get to the train station | {phrase} | (how do I get to the train station?) | how do you do | {phrase} | (how do you do) | how do you pronounce this word | {phrase} | (how do you pronounce this word?) | how do you say...in English | {phrase} | (request for translation into English) | how do you spell this word | {phrase} | (how do you spell this word?) | how much does it cost | {phrase} | (how much is it) | how much is it | {phrase} | (how much does it cost) SEE: how much does it cost :: | how old are you | {phrase} | (what is your age in years) | how's it going | {phrase} | (how's it going? - informal greetings) | how's the weather | {phrase} | (how's the weather?) | how's tricks | {phrase} | (informal greeting) | I am blind | {phrase} | (I'm blind) SEE: I'm blind :: | I am English | {phrase} | (I am English) | I am hungry | {phrase} | (I'm hungry) SEE: I'm hungry :: | I am thirsty | {phrase} | (I'm thirsty) SEE: I'm thirsty :: | I am tired | {phrase} | (I'm tired) SEE: I'm tired :: | I am twenty years old | {phrase} | (I'm twenty years old) SEE: I'm twenty years old :: | I am ... year(s) old | {phrase} | (I'm ... year(s) old) SEE: I'm ... year(s) old :: | I beg your pardon | {phrase} | wie bitte | I came, I saw, I conquered | {phrase} | (used to indicate a total swift victory) | I could eat a horse | {phrase} | (very hungry) | I'd like to kiss you | {phrase} | (I'd like to kiss you) | I'd like to know | {phrase} | (phrase) | I don't care | {phrase} | (I don't care) | I don't eat fish | {phrase} | (I don't eat fish) | I don't eat meat | {phrase} | (I don't eat meat) | I don't eat pork | {phrase} | (I don't eat pork) | I don't know | {phrase} | (“I don’t know”) | I don't speak English | {phrase} | (I don't speak English) | I don't think so | {phrase} | (I think that what has been said is untrue) | I don't understand | {phrase} | (I don't understand) | if I were you | {phrase} | (advice introduction) | if looks could kill | {phrase} | (used to characterize a look of strong hostility) | if only | {phrase} | (signifies a wish) | if the shoe fits | {phrase} | (idiomatic) | I hate you | {phrase} | (expression of intense dislike) | I have a cold | {phrase} | (I have a cold) | I have a fever | {phrase} | (I have a fever) | I have AIDS | {phrase} | (I have AIDS) | I have a question | {phrase} | (I have a question) | I have asthma | {phrase} | (I have asthma) | I have cancer | {phrase} | (I have cancer) | I have diabetes | {phrase} | (I have diabetes) | I have high blood pressure | {phrase} | (I have high blood pressure) | I have low blood pressure | {phrase} | (I have low blood pressure) | I have no money | {phrase} | (I have no money) | I haven't the foggiest | {phrase} | (I don't know) | I know | {phrase} | (response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made) | I like you | {phrase} | (I like you) | I live in Melbourne | {phrase} | (I live in Melbourne (example city)) | I'll call the police | {phrase} | (I'll call the police) | I lost my bag | {phrase} | (I lost my backpack) SEE: I lost my backpack :: | I lost my bag | {phrase} | (I lost my handbag) SEE: I lost my handbag :: | I lost my glasses | {phrase} | (I lost my glasses) | I lost my handbag | {phrase} | (I lost my handbag) | I lost my keys | {phrase} | (I lost my keys) | I lost my wallet | {phrase} | (I lost my wallet) | I love you | {phrase} | (affirmation of affection or deep caring) | I love you | {phrase} | (affirmation of romantic feeling) | I'm a Buddhist | {phrase} | (I'm a Buddhist) | I'm a Catholic | {phrase} | (I'm a Catholic) | I'm a Christian | {phrase} | (I'm a Christian) | I'm agnostic | {phrase} | (I'm agnostic) | I'm allergic to aspirin | {phrase} | (I'm allergic to aspirin) | I'm allergic to pollen | {phrase} | (I'm allergic to pollen) | I'm a Muslim | {phrase} | (I'm a Muslim) | I'm an atheist | {phrase} | (I'm an atheist) | I'm a Protestant | {phrase} | (I'm a Protestant) | I'm ashamed | {phrase} | (I'm ashamed) | I'm a vegetarian | {phrase} | (I'm vegetarian) | I'm bisexual | {phrase} | (I'm bisexual) | I'm bleeding | {phrase} | (I'm bleeding) | I'm blind | {phrase} | (I'm blind) | I'm cold | {phrase} | (I'm cold) | I'm confused | {phrase} | (I am confused) | I'm deaf | {phrase} | (I'm deaf) | I'm divorced | {phrase} | (I'm divorced) | I'm dying | {phrase} | (I'm dying) | I'm fine | {phrase} | (response) | I'm fine, thank you | {phrase} | (expected, polite response to How are you?) | I'm full | {phrase} | (I'm full) | I'm gay | {phrase} | (I'm gay) | I'm hot | {phrase} | (I'm hot) | I'm hungry | {phrase} | (I'm hungry) | I'm illiterate | {phrase} | (I'm illiterate) | I'm in love with you | {phrase} | (declaration of romantic feeling) | I miss you | {phrase} | (I miss you) | I'm Jewish | {phrase} | (I'm Jewish (ethnic)) | I'm Jewish | {phrase} | (I'm Jewish (religious)) | I'm looking for a grocery store | {phrase} | (I'm looking for a grocery store) | I'm looking for a job | {phrase} | (I'm looking for a job) | I'm lost | {phrase} | (I'm lost) | I'm married | {phrase} | (I'm married) | I'm mute | {phrase} | (I'm mute) | I'm not religious | {phrase} | (I'm not religious) | I'm scared | {phrase} | (I'm scared) | I'm sick | {phrase} | (I'm sick/ill) | I'm single | {phrase} | (I'm single) | I'm sorry | {phrase} | (I'm sorry) | I'm straight | {phrase} | (I'm straight) | I'm thirsty | {phrase} | (I need a drink) | I'm tired | {phrase} | (I am tired (in need of rest or sleep)) | I'm transsexual | {phrase} | ich bin transsexuell | I'm twenty years old | {phrase} | (I am twenty years old) | I must go | {phrase} | (I must go) | I'm ... year(s) old | {phrase} | (I am ... year(s) old) | I need ... | {phrase} | (I need ... (something)) | I need a condom | {phrase} | (I need a condom) | I need a dictionary | {phrase} | (I need a dictionary) | I need a doctor | {phrase} | (request for a doctor) | I need a drink | {phrase} | (I need a drink (alcoholic)) | I need a drink | {phrase} | (I need a drink (non-alcoholic)) | I need a guide | {phrase} | (I need a guide (a person who guides)) | I need a guide | {phrase} | (I need a guide (a written guide)) | I need a lawyer | {phrase} | (I need a lawyer) | I need an interpreter | {phrase} | (I need an interpreter) | I need a taxi | {phrase} | (I need a taxi) | I need food | {phrase} | (I need food) | I need petrol | {phrase} | (I need petrol) SEE: I need gasoline :: | I need shelter | {phrase} | (I need shelter) | I need toilet paper | {phrase} | (I need toilet paper) | I need water | {phrase} | (I need water) | I need your help | {phrase} | (I need your help) | in order to | {phrase} | (as a means of achieving the specified aim) | in the name of | {phrase} | (with appeal to) | is it going to rain | {phrase} | (is it going to rain) | isn't it so | {phrase} | (isn't it so?) | is that so | {phrase} | (really) | is there a grocery store | {phrase} | (is there a grocery store) | is there a smaller size | {phrase} | (is there a smaller size?) | it can't be helped | {phrase} | (it's inevitable) | it doesn't matter | {phrase} | (it doesn't matter) | I think so | {phrase} | (I think so) | I think therefore I am | {phrase} | (philosophical proof of existence) | I told you so | {phrase} | (told you so!) | it's all Greek to me | {phrase} | (I don’t understand any of this) | it's an emergency | {phrase} | (it's an emergency) | it's a pleasure | {phrase} | (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome :: | it's cold outside | {phrase} | (it's cold outside (weather)) | it's raining | {phrase} | (it's raining) | it's snowing | {phrase} | (it's snowing) | it's too expensive | {phrase} | (it's too expensive) | it was delicious | {phrase} | (it was delicious) | I've been raped | {phrase} | (I've been raped) | I've been robbed | {phrase} | (I've been robbed) | I've been shot | {phrase} | (I've been shot) | I've burned myself | {phrase} | (I've burned myself) | I've lost my keys | {phrase} | (I lost my keys) SEE: I lost my keys :: | I want my money back | {phrase} | (words to request a refund) | I want to go to the toilet | {phrase} | (I want to go to the toilet) | I want to know | {phrase} | (I want to know) | I was born in ... | {phrase} | (I was born in ... (place name)) | I was born in ... | {phrase} | (I was born in ... (year)) | I wish | {phrase} | (I would very much like that to be so, even though it is unlikely.) | join the club | {phrase} | (expression of sympathy) | keep at arm's length | {phrase} | sich vom Leibe halten, sich vom Halse halten | keep the change | {phrase} | (instruction to keep the change) | kiss me | {phrase} | (kiss me) | leave me alone | {phrase} | (stop talking to me) | let the cat out of the bag | {phrase} | (to disclose a secret, often inadvertently) | let there be light | {phrase} | (let there be light) | make yourself at home | {phrase} | (phrase) | man is the measure of all things | {phrase} | der Mensch ist das Maß aller Dinge | many thanks | {phrase} | (many thanks) | marry me | {phrase} | (marriage proposal to a man (the shortest form)) | marry me | {phrase} | (marriage proposal to a woman (the shortest form)) | may the Force be with you | {phrase} | (wish someone luck) | mea culpa | {phrase} | (My fault, due to my error) | merry Christmas | {phrase} | (good wishes at Christmas time) | Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year | {phrase} | (traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year) | me too | {phrase} | (I agree) | more's the pity | {phrase} | (it is a pity) | much of a muchness | {phrase} | (little difference between multiple things) | my lips are sealed | {phrase} | (I won't tell anyone) | my name is | {phrase} | (a way to identify oneself) | neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring | {phrase} | (unsuitable for anything or anybody) | nice to meet you | {phrase} | (pleased to meet you) SEE: pleased to meet you :: | nobody's perfect | {phrase} | (phrase to remind that we all fail at times) | no entry | {phrase} | (entry is forbidden) | no offense | {phrase} | (no offense) | no parking | {phrase} | (no parking) | no smoking | {phrase} | (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted) | no trespassing | {phrase} | (phrase forbidding access to a place) | once or twice | {phrase} | (a small, indefinite number of times) | one for all, all for one | {phrase} | (motto: working for each other) | one moment, please | {phrase} | (one moment please) | one's bark is worse than one's bite | {phrase} | (acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) | one's days are numbered | {phrase} | (some period of time is coming to an end) | on your mark, get set, go | {phrase} | (three-command start of racing) | or else | {phrase} | (as an alternative) | or so | {phrase} | (roughly, appoximately) | or words to that effect | {phrase} | (used to indicate a paraphrase) | pardon me | {phrase} | (sorry, as an apology) | play gooseberry | {phrase} | (to serve as a chaperon) | pleased to meet you | {phrase} | (polite formula used when the speaker is introduced to somebody) | please repeat after me | {phrase} | (phrase) | please say that again | {phrase} | (please say that again) | please sit down | {phrase} | (please sit down) | please speak more slowly | {phrase} | (please speak more slowly) | please turn left | {phrase} | (please turn left) | please turn right | {phrase} | (please turn right) | pot calling the kettle black | {phrase} | Ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr (One donkey calls the other one longears),; rechter Pantoffel schimpft über linken Pantoffel; Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen (Who sits in the glass house, shouldn't throw stones) | pot calling the kettle black | {phrase} | (situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault shared by the accuser) | quod erat demonstrandum | {phrase} | (Latin proverb) | ready, set, go | {phrase} | (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go :: | ready, steady, go | {phrase} | (on your mark, get set, go) SEE: on your mark, get set, go :: | rumor has it | {phrase} | (rumour has it) SEE: rumour has it :: | rumour has it | {phrase} | (there is a rumor that...) | same to you | {phrase} | (I wish to you what you have just wished to me) | see you | {phrase} | (see you later) | see you later | {phrase} | (goodbye) | she's unconscious | {phrase} | (she's unconscious) | shit happens | {phrase} | (expression of acceptance of misfortune) SEE: such is life :: | short of | {phrase} | (except) SEE: except :: | Sieg Heil | {phrase} | (Nazi greeting) | so be it | {phrase} | (indication of acceptance) | so long as | {phrase} | (as long as) SEE: as long as :: | something is rotten in the state of Denmark | {phrase} | (Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right.") | sorry, I'm late | {phrase} | (sorry I'm late) | speak of the devil | {phrase} | (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) | speak of the devil and he appears | {phrase} | (expression used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive) | staircase wit | {phrase} | (thinking of an idea too late) | such is life | {phrase} | (used to express the acceptance of misfortune) | take it or leave it | {phrase} | (accept the situation without change) | thank you very much | {phrase} | (greater gratitude than "thank you") | that said | {phrase} | (however) | that's all | {phrase} | (that's all) | that ship has sailed | {phrase} | (that opportunity is lost) | that's it | {phrase} | (There is nothing more to the issue) | that's it | {phrase} | (Yes!, exactly!, strongly agreed to someone inlucluding oneself) | that's life | {phrase} | (expression of acceptance of misfortune) SEE: such is life :: | the bill, please | {phrase} | (the bill, please) | the die is cast | {phrase} | (the future is determined) | the line is busy | {phrase} | (the line is busy) | the penny drops | {phrase} | (understanding is reached, one comprehends) | there are | {phrase} | es gibt [singular and plural] | there be | {phrase} | (to exist) | there is | {phrase} | (third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be) | there's been an accident | {phrase} | (there's been an accident) | there you go | {phrase} | (here you are) SEE: here you are :: | time is of the essence | {phrase} | (express a need for haste) | time will tell | {phrase} | (results of an action cannot be known beforehand) | to be continued | {phrase} | (continues in next episode) | to be honest | {phrase} | (frankly) | to whom it may concern | {phrase} | (salutation) SEE: to whom this may concern :: | to whom this may concern | {phrase} | (phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient) | truly yours | {phrase} | (yours truly) SEE: yours truly :: | two beers, please | {phrase} | (two beers, please) | vide infra | {phrase} | (see below) | vide supra | {phrase} | (see above) | what a lovely day | {phrase} | (what a lovely day) | what a pity | {phrase} | (used to express regret) | what are you doing | {phrase} | (what are you doing) | what date is it today | {phrase} | (what date is it today?) | what does XX mean | {phrase} | (what does XX mean?) | what is that | {phrase} | (what is that?) | what is your name | {phrase} | (what is your name?) | what is your phone number | {phrase} | (what's your phone number?) SEE: what's your phone number? :: | what languages do you speak | {phrase} | (what languages do you speak?) | what's new | {phrase} | (informal greeting asking what has happened recently) | what's the matter | {phrase} | (what's wrong?) | what's up | {phrase} | (informal, How are you?) | what's your job | {phrase} | (what's your job?) | what's your name | {phrase} | (what's your name?) | what's your phone number | {phrase} | (what's your phone number?) | what the fuck | {phrase} | (An intensive form of what) | what the heck | {phrase} | (softer form of "what the hell") | what the hell | {phrase} | (an intensive form of what) | what the hell | {phrase} | (why not?) | what time is it | {phrase} | (what is the time of day?) | where are we | {phrase} | (where are we) | where are you from | {phrase} | (in which country or region were you born or raised) | where can I find a hotel | {phrase} | (where can I find a hotel?) | where does this bus go | {phrase} | (where does this bus go?) | where does this train go | {phrase} | (where does this train go?) | where do you live | {phrase} | (where do you live?) | where is the toilet | {phrase} | (where is the toilet?) | who are you | {phrase} | (who are you?) | who cares | {phrase} | (reply to an unimportant statement) SEE: so what :: | who knows | {phrase} | (a rhetorical question asked to show that the asker neither knows the answer nor who might know it) | will you marry me | {phrase} | (marriage proposal) | workers of the world, unite | {phrase} | (workers of the world, unite) | would not throw someone out of bed | {phrase} | (one finds a person sexually attractive) | yes and no | {phrase} | (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) | you can say that again | {phrase} | (that is very true) | you have beautiful eyes | {phrase} | (you have beautiful eyes) | you never know | {phrase} | (phrase used to speculate about a slim chance) | you're right | {phrase} | (you're right) | you're welcome | {phrase} | (reply to thanks) | your mileage may vary | {phrase} | (this is just my opinion) | your wish is my command | {phrase} | (what you wish for I will effect as if it were a command) 5000 WORDS
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