gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
genuine article; real thing; real deal
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
since when; from when; how long
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
recompense; indemnity; atonement
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
long ago; already; a long time ago
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to attempt; to test; to try out
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
arm; skill; efforts; ability