dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
only; merely; but; no more than
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near oneself; close to one; familiar
abrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
clearing one's throat; cough
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many people; a number of people
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
knowing; (an) acquaintance
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations