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Frequency data from Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare.
goes without saying / obvious / self-evident
discord
to turn up without being invited / unsolicited
without concealing anything / to pass away / to die
unworldly / unsophisticated
to not know how to swim / to not be a strong swimmer
to agree without prior consultation / to happen to hold the same view
cannot be deemed / unexpectedly
you're welcome / don't mention it / not at all
total illiterate / unable to read the simplest characters
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom) / to fail to grasp the big picture
unable to tell good from bad (idiom) / undiscriminating
illiterate
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom) / fig. can't see the forest for the trees
fail to appreciate sb's kindness / not know how to appreciate favors
to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom) / fig. not to recognize a famous person
can't recognize tall or short (idiom) / doesn't know what's what
constant / unvarying / (math.) invariant
fixed price / constant price
constant capital
invariant quantity / invariant (math.)
(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc / to be a match for men / lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
unreasonable / shocking / outrageous
to live up to
to live up to expectations (idiom)
immeasurable / incalculable
not troublesome
as easy as blowing off dust / effortless / with ease
(idiom) to remain silent / to make no comment
not overstepping the prescribed limits / to remain within bounds
not worth mentioning (idiom)
premature (birth, child)
(idiom) no need to tell others / let's keep this between ourselves / also pr. []
not at all surprising (idiom)
to give no cause for anxiety / nothing to worry about
not to be taken as an example / not an example to be followed / not to be taken as authoritative
to be not worth mentioning
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