to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
indescribable; having no way to express
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
of course; certainly; naturally
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
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
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
such; like that; that sort of
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
literature; books (reference); document
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness