zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to have the privilege of doing
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
the matter you have been talking about
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
in that way; thus; so; so?
such; this sort of; like this
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart