than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
competent; suitable; qualified
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
side-foot (in soccer); kick with the side of the foot; side kick; sidekick; companion
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to get between; to be caught in
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
single word; a few words; brief comment
memory; sense; experience
in proportion to; just as much as
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
inside one's heart; in one's mind
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
remainder; the rest; what is left
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say