bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
of course; certainly; naturally
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
departure; leaving; setting off
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
our country; our land; one's own country
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
marriage breakup; divorce; engagement breakup
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
appearance; air; condition; state; form
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
(distinction of) sex; gender
height (of a person); stature
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)