according to根据；按照

A goodbeginning is half the battle好的开始等于成功的一半。

all around 在四面八方

a number of一些

as good as几乎；事实上

as it is照目前这样；就这样已经

at first起初

at length终于

at...miles per hour (per second, etc.)以每小时（每秒钟，等）…英里（的速度）

at the cost of以…为代价

at the foot of (a mountain)在（山）脚下
for the benefit of为…的利益

from far off从很远的地方

from side to side从一边到另一边

from the start从一开始

from time to time时常；不时

from top to bottom从头到底

if it wasn't (weren't, hadn't been) for若不是因为某种原因的话

in a matter of (weeks, ect.)大约    只不过在（几个星期）之内

in favour (of)赞成

in front of在…前面

in hand手头上

in order to为了

instead of代替；而不

in the open在露天里

in the shortest possible time在尽可能短的时间之内

in vain白白地

Is that so?是这样吗？

It is a matter of...这是…的问题。

It is the same as和…一样

It seems to me在我看来

It (so) happened that碰巧

It was some time before过了好一会才

It won't do to...这样做不行。

many a (=many)许多

never before从前未曾有过

next to nothing几乎没有什么东西

(nearly nothing)

not a single一个也没有

now that...现在；既然

of international (national, world )  fame拥有国际（全国，世界）声誉的

at the sight of看见

at the top of (a mountain)在（山）顶上

by accident意外地

by oneself 单独地

cannot believe one's ears(eyes)不能想念自己听（看）对了

can't tear oneself away from舍不得离开

day and night 日日夜夜地

every fifth (second, third, etc.) year每隔五（两三）年

first of all首先

first one..., then the other...先是一个，然后另一个…
of primary importance首要的

once every week (month, year)每周（月，年）一次  

one after another一个一个地

one's eye falls on (a certain object )一眼看到

on one's beat在警察巡视的范围之内

public opinion舆论

rank and file普通士兵；一般群众

reception room客厅

scarlet fever猩红热

short of除……以外

side effect副作用

so as to以便；为…（目的）

so that为了；以便

ten (a thousand) times lager大十倍（千倍）

the most... you  can  imagine  你所能想像的最…的

to  the  relief  of  令人安心

true  to one's word  说话算话；说到做到

what...for为了什么

wonder drug 特效药

word for word  字对字地；逐字地

to be about  在外面走动（即不在家里呆着）

to be ashamed of oneself  （对自己的言行）感到渐愧

to be delighted with因…而十分高兴

to be fully  (well) prepared为…做好充分准备 

to be inclined to (think, believe, etc.)倾向于这样看

to be nasty about对某事故意刁难

to be on one's guard against谨防

to be safe from没有受…袭击的危险

to be sure of肯定；肯定能得到

to be worn out破旧

to burst out冲口说出

to call somebody names骂人

to care  about关心

to catch one out发现某人犯错误

to cause suspicion  in one's mind引起某人怀疑 

to come into being产生

to come one's way发生在某人身上；某人所经历到的

to come upon（偶然地）见到

to congratulate  one (oneself) on为某事向人祝贺，自己为某事感到高兴

to continue  one's way继续往前走

to count the cost计算代价

to do (the house) through彻底修整（房屋）

to drag on (a person)拖累

to earn the name of赢得…的名声

to fall ill染病；病倒

to feed  on以…为食

to feel certain觉得肯定

to fight one's way out打出去

to find oneself in a place（突然地发现）到了某处

to get down to定下心来做一件事（学习，思考，等）

to get in touch with与…取得联系

to get into debt负债

to make...of...以…为材料制作

to make sure调查确实

to mean what one says说的话是算数的

to meet a difficulty对付困难

to move  on继续向前走

to offer one's service自动提出帮助

to owe sb. some money for sth.为了买某物欠某人一定的钱

to owe...to归功于

to pay cash for付现金；现钱购买

to pay close attention to密切注意

to pay off (debts)还（欠债）

to pay some money on account先付钱少许，其余记在帐上

to present...to向…提出

to put oneself upon thinking开始考虑

to read...in the original读原著；读某书的原文（不是译文，不是改写本）

to reckon up计算（得出总数）

to retire for the night就寝

to run one  in（把某人）逮捕入狱

to get oneself  into trouble惹祸；自找麻烦

to get...right把（某事）做好

to get to (know, etc.)终于（知道）

to give off放出

to give rise to引起；使…发生

to give sb. no peace使某人不得安宁

to give sb. the sack把某人解雇

to give up放弃

to give way to被…代替

to go by遵循；以为依据

to go on foot步行

to go through (work)做完

to go without省而不用

to have a better idea (of)更清楚地了解

to have in mind (sth.)心中所想的是

to have no regret (s)不懊悔

to have one's way按他自己的意思行事

to have sth. in view可以指望得到某种东西

to keep out把…挡在外面

to keep sb. waiting让某人等候

to lay out (a building, ect.)设计（房屋等）

to leave out省去

to live on靠吃…生活

to lose one's senses糊涂了

to make entries  in在（笔记本）里登记一些事项

to make (medical) history创造（医学的）历史

to set about (doing sth.)着手；开始

to set (the hands of a clock ) right把（时钟）拨准

to show (no ) sign (s) of（没）有…的迹象

to stir up trouble煸动是非；挑起麻烦

to speak for itself是雄辩地证明；清楚地说明了问题。

to spread out散开

to stand on each side of (a square, a street, etc.)耸立在（广场，街道）之两侧

to start (a clock, a machine) going 开动；使运转

to stress the importance of强调其重要性

to take a one-sided view of things片面地看问题

to take (get) hold of抓住

to think of doing sth.打算做某事

to watch out for注意

to win over争取过来

to wipe out消灭

to search through遍寻；查遍