to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
imagination; supposition; guess
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
how many years; how long; what year
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
cooperation; collaboration
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
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.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in the meanwhile; during the time
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to set (sun); to become dark
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things