to be silent; to say nothing
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
please (give me); please (do for me)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
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highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
name; given name; first name
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
queen (consort); empress (consort)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
... years old; age (of) ...
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence