exemption; exoneration; discharge
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
European Currency Unit; ECU
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
ago; since; before; previous
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
all present; all concerned; all of us
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
way; method; means; resource; course
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
battlefield; battleground