awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to live; to make a living; to get on with
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
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
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
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)
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. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
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)
duty; function; office; mission; task
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
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