unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
number one; first; best; most; game; round
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
the other day; a few days ago
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to say; to be called; to do
such; this sort of; like this
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
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
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
such ... as; or some such
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
because of; owing to; due to
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
much less; to say nothing of
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)