many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
self-consciousness; self-awareness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
parting; separation; farewell
to thrust before; to thrust at
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to detain; to check; to restrain
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wet nurse; nursing mother
chair; stool; post; office; position
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
had better ...; had better not ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)