tendency; trend; inclination
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
gossip; corner of the mouth
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
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)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...