serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
it is not (like that) either
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
official announcement; proclamation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
hello; good day; good afternoon
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
that's the way it is; such is life
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(written) contract; agreement
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to say; to be called; to do