to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to be intimate with; to befriend
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
is that so?; I see; right; oh
but; however; provided that
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
don't you think?; indicates question
hostility; antagonism; opposition
group; bunch; crowd; group
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
government; administration; ministry
head; leader; prime minister
to gather; to collect; to assemble
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly