older sister; lass; young lady
to make an appearance; to show up
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
failure; mistake; blunder
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
amount of money; sum of money
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
story; tale; talk; discussion
tax excluded; excluding tax
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)