without permission; without notice
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
thought; consideration; thinking
willpower; energy; vitality
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
correction; rectification; mending; repair
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to feel; to sense; to experience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to collect; to assemble; to gather
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
perfect; complete; flawless