always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
otherwise; if not; or else
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
story; tale; talk; discussion
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
preparation; arrangements
letter; missive; note; mail
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
senility; dotage; decrepitude
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
by means of; due to; because of; according to
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)