to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
even though; despite; when
festival merrymaking; revelry
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
indicate reason; infers some protest
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
number one; first; best; most; game; round
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
two persons; two people; pair; couple
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to make coffee; to brew coffee