in comparison to; rather than
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
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
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
all times and places; all ages and countries