I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
how many people; a number of people
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
of course; certainly; naturally
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
performance of one's official duties
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
declaration; proclamation; announcement
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means