to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
student (esp. a university student)
league; federation; union; alliance
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to harm; to cause harm to
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
war; fighting; fierce competition
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station