to be surprised; to be astonished
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
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.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
program (e.g. TV); programme
question; inquiry; enquiry
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
number of times; frequency; count
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter