several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
future (usually near); prospects
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be helpful; to be useful
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
each time it happens; at all such times
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
such ... as; or some such
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light