atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
help; assistance; service
nothing but; none other than
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to wash again; to reconsider
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
simply; merely; only; solely
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
if it is the case that ...
overanxiety; needless worry
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
support; backing; patronage
goodness; excellence; virtue
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely