president (of a society); chairman
to be needed; to be wanted
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
story; tale; talk; discussion
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that's the way it is; such is life
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
although I say; although one might say; although called
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category