aim; goal; prospect; outlook
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
property; fortune; assets
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
farm tools; farm implements
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
something like ...; something called ...
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
killing two birds with one stone
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
much less; to say nothing of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh