talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be silent; to say nothing
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
start-up company; venture business
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
arm; skill; efforts; ability
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money