Admirable-Laudable/ Extraordinary (1377)

Alternative- Recourse (1374)

Amazing-Prodigious (1552)

Angry-Cross (1639)

Annoy-Vex (1415)

Anxious-Solicitous (1623)

Appointment-Engagement

Barely-Scarcely

Blacksmith-Farrier (1562)

Boring-Dull/Dolt (1350/1543)

Carry-Bear/Bore (1400/1768)

Comfort-Solace (1290)

Common (people)-Vulgar   (1530)

Confuse-Confound v. (1290)

Confused-Addled adj. (1483)

Deeply-Sorely

Delay-Tarry (1320)

Depressed-Dispirited (1737)

Difficult-Vexing (1415)

Disposition-Humor (1525)

Dull-Dour (1375)

Endure-Brook (16th c.)

Entertaining-Amusing (1877)

Escape-Winkle out of it

Excuse me-Forgive me Expensive-Posh (1890)

Faithful-Steadfast/True (1275/ 1205)

Faithfulness-Constancy (1225)

(Ask a) Favor-Bespeak

Fever-Ague (1377)

Fill-Replete (1382)

Food-Repast/Victuals (both 13th c.)

Foolish-Simple (1220)

Friendly-Amiable (1350)

Greatest-Utmost (1638)

Greet-Hail (1200)

Hanging Around-Larking About

Happiness-Felicity (1385)

Hit-Cuff (1530)

Immediately-Straightaway

In Case-Lest

Indicate-Beckon (1382)

Infatuated-Besotted

Jerk-Cad (1838)

Laughter-Mirth/Merry (1928/ 13c.)

Left-Quitted (1390)

Lie-Falsehood (1449)

Like-Fancy (1545)

Mad-Black mood (1593)

Mock-Scorn/Scoff (1200/1380)

Near-Thereabouts (1400)

Nice-Lovely/Fine (1300/1440)

No-Nay (1175)

Nonsense-Folly/Rubbish (1225/1392)

Often-Oft (16 c.)

Overwhelmed-Beset

Please-Pray (1290)

Penny-1/4 of penny--Farthing (1250)

Prevent-Bar

Pull up to-Tuck (1385)

Really!-Indeed! (1598)

Refrain-Forbear (1456)

Regret-Rue

Remove-Doff (1350)

Ridiculous-Fie/Stuff and nonsense (1297)

Robbed of-Bereft (14th c.)

Rude-Churlish/Ill-bred/Impertinent (--/1605/1681)

Ruin-Besmirch

Sacred-Hallow

Sad-Grieved

Scold-Chide (1175)

Seriously-Grievously/Gravely

Slowpoke-Laggard (1702)

Smart-Clever (1704)

Social Climber-Bounder (1889)

Speed-Posthaste (1558)

Stop-Cease (1300)

Strange-Barmy (1892)

 Terrible--Appalling/Wretched/ Horrid/Beastly/Deplorable  (--/1200/1410/1561/1710)

Three times-Thrice (1200)

Two (matching)-Brace

Two weeks-A Fortnight (17c.)

Unimportant—Trifle (1225)

Unusual-Uncommon (19 c.)

Upset-Disquiet

Very-Exceedingly/Sorely  (1818/--)

Weak-Untenable/Feebleness  

While-Whilst (1375)

Will-Shall

Wonderful-Splendid/ Brilliant/Capital (1624/--)

Wrong-Amiss (1250)

Youngster-Upstart (1555)

General British idioms

I am quite delighted

I am charged

I dare say

I declare

I don’t mean to intrude

I fancy a

I fear

If you please

I’m quite done

I must take my leave

I will not flatter myself

I would brook no refusal

This is madness

Upon my word

You cannot deny me

Give me leave

Not a week past

I beg your pardon

Used him ill

Connections

Form an Attachment

Used him ill

If you would be so kind

Give me leave

Constancy

Fanciful

Venture

Puddinghead

Reprimand

Feeble

Earnest

Persuasion

Curate

Fastidious

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