so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
hospital food; hospital meals
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
estimate (of costs); budget
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
until now; so far; up to the present
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to look attractive; to look nice
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of