request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
settlement; solution; resolution
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
had better ...; had better not ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be silent; to say nothing
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
adviser; advisor; consultant
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
offender; criminal; culprit
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be worried; to be troubled
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed