number one; first; best; most; game; round
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
in the meanwhile; during the time
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to fight to the last (death)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)