recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
a little bit; a little while
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)