to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
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
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
results; record; grades; marks
striking; remarkable; considerable
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
staying behind; remaining; residual
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
volunteer activities; volunteerism
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
home area; home town; local
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
100,000,000; one hundred million
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
continuation; succession; series