Топик: Grammar

So cruel (impressed, careless) as to do smth.

Such a man ( a fool, a woman, a son, a student, a sportsmen) as to do smth.

By the conjunctions as if, than, as though.

The adverb never, the particle only.

By the conjunctions as if, as thought, than

Adverb never, the participle only

1. To cut a long story short, to put it in a nutshell (короче говоря).

2. To say the least (чтобы не сказать больше).

3. To tell you the truth – to speak the truth (по правде говоря).

4. To put it mildly (мягко говоря).

5. To say nothing of (не говоря уже)

6. To be frank (откравенно говоря).

Without the particle to:

1. after verbs of sense perception (to see, to hear, to watch, to observe, to notice, to feel)

2. After verbs of compulsion (принуждение) (то make, to have).

3. After the verb to let.

Without particle to:

1. After verbs denoting mental ability (интеллектуальные): to know, to think, to consider, to believe, to suppose, to expect, to find, to understand.

2. After the verbs denoting declaring: to pronounce, to declare, to report; wish & intention: to want, to wish, to desire, should like, to intend, to mean; after verbs denoting feeling & emotion: to like, to dislike, to love to hate, cannot bear.

3. After verbs denoting order & permission: to order, to allow.