news; word; tidings; omen
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
scale; scope; plan; structure
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
wages; pay; rental payment
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
training; drill; practice; discipline
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
overlooking; turning a blind eye
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)