on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
no!; no no!; no, not at all
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
objection; dissent; protest
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to turn completely into; to become completely
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
good feeling; feeling good
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to not take seriously; to take lightly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
lost article; something forgotten