village headman; village mayor
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(social) class; rank; grade
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Claus; Crouse; Klaus; Kraus; Krauss; Krausz
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff