not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
human relations; personal relationships
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
notice; attention; observation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
composed expression; clear face
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cooperation; collaboration
simple and clear; plain and simple
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
support; backing; patronage
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
breaking off; snapping off
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
you (plural); all of you; you all
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
one's share; one's portion
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
discovery; detection; finding