and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
in the meanwhile; during the time
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
than; from; out of; except; but; more
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
two persons; two people; pair; couple
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number