reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
any more; any further; any better; any longer
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
these guys; these fellows
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
going through; going via; going by way of
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
long; drawn-out; very long
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
defense; defence; protection
amount of money; sum of money
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
place; situation; position; location
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
had better ...; had better not ...
defense costs; defence costs; ERA
main question; real issue at hand