to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
snake; serpent; large snake
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to be called; to do
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during