number one; first; best; most; game; round
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
tone (of voice); manner of talking
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
guardian; protector; patron; parent
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
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
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
popular name; common name; given name
one's family (home) background (environment)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
anxiety (about the future)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
somehow; for some reason or other
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to overdo; to do too much
preference; priority; precedence