skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be needed; to be wanted
how; in what way; how about
national border; provincial border
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
snake; serpent; large snake
in that way; thus; so; so?
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force or indicates command
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes