pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
release; liberation; acquittal
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
considerably; fairly; quite
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
looking on (somebody) as hostile
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
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to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)