ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
oppression; suppression; pressure
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
serves you right!; see what happens!
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
to be assiduous in one's business
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
preface; introduction; preamble
justification; rationalization
long (time that has passed); old (story)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
but still; however; and yet; nevertheless; for all that
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
quibble; pointless argument
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
disclosure; exposure; revelation
if you think about it; come to think of it
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
pensive (or worried) look on one's face