proposal; proposition; suggestion
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
reaching first base safely due to opponent's error
to pick up; to find; to gather
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
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...
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
place; room; margin; scope