counter for books; volume
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to subsist; to keep on living
in that manner; like that
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to rock; to shake; to swing
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)