approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
rejection; negation; voting down
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
and (also); both ... and; as well as
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
way (of doing); manner; method; means
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand