tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
financial world; business circles
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
in comparison to; rather than
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
question; inquiry; enquiry
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
family; members of a family
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to affect; to impact; to influence
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think