unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
ongoing; in progress; afoot
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
at once; immediately; right now
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
battlefield; battleground
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
how; in what way; by what means
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...