room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to give directions; to issue instructions
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
view count (of a video); number of views
serious condition; critical condition
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
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three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification