opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
question; inquiry; enquiry
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low; lowest price (e.g. in shops)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
is that so?; I see; right; oh
then; well; so; well then
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
(some) more; even more; longer; further
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
thank you for your continued patronage
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
two persons; two people; pair; couple
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
name; given name; first name
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily