biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
so; to such an extent; such
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
because of; owing to; due to
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
being too late; losing one's final chance
to entrust; to leave to a person
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
tension; mental strain; nervousness
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(some) more; even more; longer; further