to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
underworld; underside of society
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
of course; certainly; naturally
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
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; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it is not (like that) either
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
adds force or indicates command
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth