rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
older sister; lass; young lady
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to say; to be called; to do
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
honorific/polite/humble prefix
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
it's been a long time; long time no see
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)