to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
please; somehow or other; one way or another
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
third day of the month; three days
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
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
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
of course; certainly; naturally
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
planned; scheduled; systematic
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
complete lie; outright lie
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order