secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
reality; actuality; hard fact
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
adds force or indicates command
finding fault (with); being picky
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to have a relationship; to have relations
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to get slightly dirty (all over)
major cleanup; spring cleaning
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
furnishings; implements; equipment
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(not so) much; (not) very
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please