to forget to say; to forget to mention
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(political) power; authority; influence
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
decisive battle of brief duration
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
record keeper; recorder; archivist
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
deviation; departure; omission
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
directly opposite; right in front
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
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
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
deputy head teacher; vice principal