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)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
business rival; professional jealousy
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
apartment building; block of flats; condominium
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
unfortunately; regrettably
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly