top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
don't you think?; indicates question
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
probability; likelihood; chances