trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
favorite; favourite; habitually used
the deceased; the departed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
such; this sort of; like this
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture