I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
disorder; chaos; confusion
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
hard struggle; strenuous effort
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
doing whatever one pleases
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
these guys; these fellows
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
right in the center (centre)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be to the point; to be pertinent