time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
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
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
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.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
time; hour; period; class
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
chance (of success); odds
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
belief; faith; conviction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend