to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
secret understanding; collusion
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
too much; excessively; too
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
over-fond parent; doting parent
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
baby talk; baby language; babbling
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
(linguistic) competence; language capability
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
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
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...