preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
go that far; to that extent
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
please (give me); please (do for me)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
sorry; excuse me; thank you
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
originally; by nature; from the start
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
different thing; another question; different case
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
cooperation; collaboration
number one; first; best; most; game; round
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that