average; mean; balance; equilibrium
time; hour; period; class
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
holiday allowance; allowance for working at weekends or on a holiday
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
daily allowance; daily wages
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
one's post; place of work; workplace
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
than; from; out of; except; but; more
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
enterprise; business; company; corporation
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
lawless area; lawless district
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge