belief; faith; conviction
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
base (military, expedition, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be silent; to say nothing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
immediately; at once; instantly
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
headquarters; head office; main office
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
lifesaver; person who saved one's life