I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
calculus bovis; ox bezoar; cattle gallstone
gallstones; cholelithiasis
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
probability; likelihood; chances
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
price; cost; value; worth; value
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
control; check; restraint; inhibition
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to bawl; to cry; to scream
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
battlefield; battleground
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
scene; spectacle; sight; view
unlimited viewing; watching as much as one likes
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all