to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
notice; attention; observation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
killing two birds with one stone
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
belief; faith; conviction
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
choices; alternatives; options
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
don't you think?; indicates question
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)