how; in what way; by what means
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
intelligence or information network
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
platform; home; home base; home plate
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
outcast; odd man out; pariah
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
I see; that's right; indeed
how; in what way; how about
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
outsider; someone outside of a group
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)