home position; origin; usual place (for something)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
(exercising) the right to command
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
priority; order of precedence
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
transmission and reception; sending and receiving
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
ongoing; in progress; afoot
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
regarding highly; attaching importance to
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness