to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
succession; continuation; series; sequence
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
by means of; due to; because of; according to
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
several people; a few people
commencing with; including
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
image; figure; figure; form; image
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp