on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
moron; idiot; stupid person
to face; to go towards; to head towards
novel; original; new; innovative
production (e.g. play); direction
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
local referendum; poll of residents; plebiscite
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
large number (of); many; majority
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
the ocean; the great deep
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
telephone call; telephone (device)
ago; since; before; previous