law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to go out and away; to leave
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
and yet; though; when; in spite of
lately; recently; nowadays
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
than; from; out of; except; but; more
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such; this sort of; like this
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
number one; first; best; most; game; round
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
just managing; with great difficulty
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
condition; situation; prospects
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person