case; occasion; situation; circumstances
division into equal parts; equal parts
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
is that so?; I see; right; oh
that's the way it is; such is life
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane