formal; official; ceremonious
periodic; regular; routine
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
component distribution ratio (statistics); component ratio; proportion
half and half; fifty-fifty
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
social life; social intercourse
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
bringing; taking; carrying
hunting ground; hunting preserve
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
participation; joining; entry; adherence
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
don't you think?; indicates question
no!; no no!; no, not at all
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to say; to be called; to do
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite