no!; no no!; no, not at all
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
serious; not joking; straight
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to state; to express; to mention
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
ten; 10; ten years of age
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
time; hour; period; class
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
elopement; running away with a lover
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do