arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
really; truly; indeed; good grief
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
than; from; out of; except; but; more
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
set of three; three sets; three classes
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
smoothly; easily; readily
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
postwar period; period after Second World War