one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
it is I who should say so
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
operational unit; supervisory department; control division
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
myself; yourself; I; me; you
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big