absorbed in sth

on account of sth

in actual fact

yet again

along with sb/sth

keep sb amused

I/we appreciate...

put/set sth aside

aside from

get/attract/catch sb's attention

on balance

make the bed

on behalf of sb

best of all

American, Italian, etc. by birth

a bit

break a/the record

hold your breath

in brief

capable of sth/doing sth

be/get carried away

in that case

catch sb's attention, imagination, interest, etc.

a certain

be coming up

common knowledge

keep sb company

be composed of sth

as far as sb is concerned

in conclusion

on (the) condition that

in connection with sth

be conscious of sth/sb

contents 2

on the contrary

under control

at your convenience

cross sb's mind

in those days

a good/great deal

bored, frightened, etc. to death

in depth

go into detail

sb's direction

be a disgrace

in disguise

at/from a distance

to do with

in doubt

draw a conclusion

draw near, close, etc.

at (your) ease

the East

the eighties

the elder

the eldest

for hours, days, etc. on end

endangered birds/plants/species

even if

not exactly

be expecting (a baby)

express yourself

to some extent

can't face sth/doing sth

be familiar with sth/sb

as/so far as I know

by far

fasten sth on, together, etc.

be at fault

the fifties

finances

be found

in the first place

folks

as follows

the following

make a fool of sb

the former

make fun of sb/sth

in general

be no good

a good deal of

do sb good

take sth for granted

grow tired, old, calm, etc.

be hard on sb

hit it off

catch/get/grab/take hold of sth/sb

in honour of sb/sth

hourly fee, rate, etc.

be under the impression

inside out

judging by/from

justify yourself

keep your promise/word

the last person, thing, etc.

the latter

the law

lead a busy, normal, quiet, etc. life

little by little

the look of sb/sth

Dear Madam

masses

to make matters worse

in the meantime

a million/millions of sth

bear/keep sth in mind

for the moment

more and more

make the most of sth

your native language/tongue

in the near future

be no need to do sth

neither ... nor

nerves

be/have nothing to do with sb/sth

any minute/moment/second/time now

now (that)...

a number of things

for once

not only ... (but) also

I only hope/wish (that)

have/keep an open mind

in other words

others

out of

pay (sb/sth) a call/visit

the perfect (tense)

in person

in place of sb/sth

plans

play a joke/trick

the/sb's point

be poor in sth

in practice

be prepared to do sth

the press

in private

promise to be good, exciting, etc.

keep/break a promise

in public

pull yourself along, up, etc.

not quite

reach a decision, agreement, conclusion, etc.

rebuild your life

go/turn (bright) red

in/with regard to

relations

in/with relation to sth

relatively good, bad, etc.

respect sb's wishes

be responsible for sth/doing sth

as a result of sth

return to sth

in return

rich in sth

at risk

in a row

the sack 2

for the sake of sb/for sb's sake

sales 6

the same 6

the same 17

savings

scales

ahead of schedule

in season

take sb/sth seriously

the seventies

shake your head

find/take shelter

side by side

from side to side

take sb's side

Dear Sir

the sixties

so as to

somewhere around, between, etc.

I'm sorry

not a soul

sound angry, happy, rude, etc.

broadly, historically, strictly, etc. speaking

to start with

statistics

change the subject

the supernatural

supplies

be supposed to 2

be sure of yourself

can't take sth

lose your temper

be tempted

in the long/medium/short term

in terms of/in ... terms

in theory

get there

the whole thing

it's a good thing

not a (single) thing

the thirties

as though

for some time

from time to time

together with

be/come top

lose touch

be trapped

the twenties

under attack, consideration, discussion, etc.

be unfamiliar with sth

up and down 2

up and down 6

make use of sth

values

pay a visit

make your way

(the) West

what... for?

the wheel

differ/vary widely

worst of all

in writing

go wrong

the best, worst, etc. yet

the young

stats, at statistic n

be about to do sth

above all

by accident

in addition (to)

take advantage of sth

can afford

once again 2

one another

apart from

the army

pay attention (to sth/sb)

feel bad

at its best

quite a bit

blow your nose

on board

take care of sb/sth

(not) the case

catch fire

change your mind

in charge

choose to do sth

come after, first, last, etc.

have sth in common

conditions

contents 5

customs

the dark

the other day

deep in/inside/within sth

in detail

drag and drop

due to

effects 2

elder sister/brother/son/daughter

in the end

the environment

ever since

make/pull a face

so far

feel like sth

feelings

on fire

in front

in full

for fun

the future

in general

goods

the ground

can't/couldn't help

high standards/principles

have no idea

keep a secret

put the kettle on

get to know sb/sth

known as sth

lack of sth

at (long) last

later on

not likely!

a little

a load

be located in, near, on, etc.

as/so long as

be in love

make sb do sth

by mistake

ancient/historic monument

in the morning

the news

once again 6

at once 6

only just

in order (for sb/sth) to do sth

the other side/end (of sth)

the other day, week, etc.

others

(all) on your own

take part

in particular

the passive

pay attention (to sth)

take place

pretty much/well

the public

on purpose

rather than

be responsible for sb/sth/doing sth

get rid of sth

right away/now

the same 10

save sb's life

sense of humour

shake sb's hand/shake sb by the hand

be short (of sth)

shortly after/before sth

be sick

the sights

get/go to sleep

as soon as

sound like/as if/as though

in spite of sth

be supposed to 6

for sure

lay/set the table

taste good, bad, sweet, etc.

burst into tears

the same thing

have time

at the same time

in time

be tired of sth/sb

be, get, keep, etc. in touch

come true

be unable to do sth

not until

be up to sb

used to

be used to sth/sb

make sb welcome

be welcome to do sth

whether...or

a while

the whole of sth

be willing (to do sth)

get worse

be worth sth

would rather/sooner

go wrong

as a general rule, at general adj (COMMON)

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