bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
clerk; office worker; kulak
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
but; however; provided that
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...