characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to live; to make a living; to get on with
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to feel depressed; to be down
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
treatment (of a person); dealing with
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
immediately; at once; instantly
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to fight a battle; to have a fight
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
military force; military strength
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...