participation; joining; entry; adherence
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
board of directors; board of trustees
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
twice; again; second time
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
press corps; group of reporters
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh