expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
regulation; adjustment; control
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
with a friendly grin; smilingly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
genuine article; real thing; real deal
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
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
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew