no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to repeat; to do something over again
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to chase; to run after; to pursue
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
definite; final; decisive; conclusive