with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be excited; to be elated
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to join forces; to cooperate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
ago; since; before; previous
experimental; provisional
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
match; game; bout; contest
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion