anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to turn against; to become an enemy
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(social) position; status
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
considerably; fairly; quite
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
one's house; one's home; one's family
if it is the case that ...
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to be led by; to be headed by
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
strong opposition; vehement opposition