considerably; greatly; a lot
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
had better ...; had better not ...
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
graduation ceremony; commencement
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable