when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
don't worry about it; forget about it
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
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
please (give me); please (do for me)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
mask; disguise; guise; mask
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to tear off; to strip; to rob
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to take over; to hand over
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous