to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
looking on; remaining a spectator
outside the country; abroad
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
news; word; tidings; omen
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
continuation; succession; series
first of all; in the first place
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
slight; thin; on the weak side
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
world; society; people; the public
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage