ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
position; job; employment; opening
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
master; teacher; stable master
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
one's post; place of work; workplace
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate