stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
had better ...; had better not ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cooking; food preparation
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness