not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
it's been a long time; long time no see
elder sister; effeminate man
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
how; in what way; by what means
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
too (much); overly; excessively
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)