to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
ability; performance; efficiency
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
besides; in addition; also; moreover
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to turn against; to become an enemy