first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
honour; honor; glory; privilege
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
results; record; grades; marks
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
either way; in any case; one way or another
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
outside of; not covered by
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)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie