no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
any more; any further; any better; any longer
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to count up; to enumerate
influential person; man of importance
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
although I say; although one might say; although called
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
construction; establishment
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
government official; clerk
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent