speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
rise; improvement; uptrend
consequently; as a result
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
probability; likelihood; chances
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
from the beginning; from scratch
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear