remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
electrical machinery; appliances
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
how; in what way; how about
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
chief; main; principal; major
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up