two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
great difference; big difference; wide margin
slight; insignificant; small
difference; disparity; gap
second; number two; runner-up
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
each; (arch.) you (plural)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch