majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
command; lead; generalship; leadership
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody