-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
greeting; a fine thing to say
the other day; some time ago; recently
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
clearing one's throat; cough
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)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
disinheritance; disowning
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism