why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
adds force or indicates command
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
birth; creation; formation
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
such ... as; or some such
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do