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)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
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
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
rule; reign; government; governing
sympathy; compassion; pity
go that far; to that extent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be helpful; to be useful
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
even more; still more; further
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)