than; other than; except; but
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
noisy; confused; uproarious
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
maid; helper; help; assistance
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to crack; to develop a crack
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
hard worker; hardworking person
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
one's own property; possessions
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command