particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
it's no joke; gimme a break!
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
department of English literature
university of arts; arts college
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice