disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; like that; that sort of; very
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
feeling; sense; impression
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
every evening; night after night