family; members of a family
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
not necessarily so; is not always true
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
adds force or indicates command
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
support; backing; aid; assistance
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
one's post; place of work; workplace
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...