king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to say; to tell; to state; to do
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
the scruff or nape of the neck
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
much less; to say nothing of
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
sampling food; tasting; trying
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority