to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be found; to be discovered
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
by means of; due to; because of; according to
settlement; solution; resolution
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
about; on; regarding; per; for every
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
two persons; two people; pair; couple
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also