majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
concession; conciliation; compromise
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to be greedy; to devour greedily
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
definite decision; final decision
violent emotion; passion; fury
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
many; numerous; various; large number of
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
mental health; mental hygiene
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
how long; how far; how much
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
draft of a magazine's content (usu. a table showing the allocation of each page)
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth