off and on
— Adverb
– English
~ not regularly; "they phone each other off and on"
on a lower floor
— Adverb
– English
~ on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs"
on earth
— Adverb
– English
~ used with question words to convey surprise; "what on earth are you doing?"
on approval
— Adverb
– English
~ for examination (with an option to buy); "they took the VCR on approval"
once again
— Adverb
– English
~ anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
once more
— Adverb
– English
~ anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
once
— Adverb
– English
~ at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once"
once
— Adverb
– English
~ on one occasion; "once I ran into her"
once
— Adverb
– English
~ as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest"
once and for all
— Adverb
– English
~ in a conclusive way; "we settled the problem conclusively"
on one hand
— Adverb
– English
~ from one point of view; "on the one hand, she is a gifted chemist"
one by one
— Adverb
– English
~ one piece at a time; "she sold the plates by the piece"
one by one
— Adverb
– English
~ apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly"
one-on-one
— Adverb
– English
~ (of two persons) in direct encounter; "preferred to settle the matter one-on-one"; "interviewed her person-to-person"
one by one
— Adverb
– English
~ in succession; "the prisoners came out one by one"
one after another
— Adverb
– English
~ following one another in quick succession
one one's coattails
— Adverb
– English
~ immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from; "the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal"; "he was elected on his predecessor's coattails"
onerously
— Adverb
– English
~ in an onerous manner
only
— Adverb
– English
~ without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him"
only
— Adverb
– English
~ with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round"