belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more ; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than ; the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing ; since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ... ; that's all; that is the end; the end
above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect
vertex; apex ; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; peak ; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit ; peak (of popularity, a boom, etc.); height (e.g. of prosperity); apex; zenith; climax
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain) ; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
first of all; to begin with; before anything else ; probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually ; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably ; anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
to see all (of); to see everything ; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to discern ; to give up (on); to abandon; to forsake ; to sell at a loss; to sell off
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options) ; ... or ... ; as soon as; right after ; while still; with previous state still in effect
to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski ; to slip; to skid ; to be slippery ; to fail (an examination) ; to lose (a position); to be demoted ; to bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flat
while; during; as ; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding ; all; both ; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears") ; while doing something else (at the same time)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over ; to finish; to complete; to conclude ; to finish doing ; to be past its (one's) prime ; to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless
thank you; thanks ; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret) ; quite; really; mostly ; somehow ; in spite of oneself; try as one might; no matter how hard one may try (to, not to) ; greetings; hello; goodbye
to joke; to jest; to kid; to josh ; to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank ; to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to frisk; to mess around; to fool around; to screw around ; to neck; to make out