to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
successful candidate; prizewinner
last days; the end; one's fate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
accomplice; co-conspirator
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to look around; to survey
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
influence; effect; impact
to some extent; to a certain extent
both (people); the two of them
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
on and after; from ... onward; since