refusal; rejection; denial; veto
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
excellent answer; clever answer
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
firm promise; definite promise
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
this one; with this; in this way
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive