to be too numerous; to be too much
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
briskly; quickly; promptly
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to recall; to remember; to recollect
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to be surprised; to be astonished
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
curtain; bunting; act (in play)