just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
command; lead; generalship; leadership
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
adds force or indicates command
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
police; police officer; police station
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives