ancient times; distant past; antiquity
kind; sort; species; species
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
intelligence gathering; information gathering
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
spy; secret agent; spying
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
settlement; solution; resolution