just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
such ... as; or some such
straight-laced person; stubborn person
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
another thing; exception; special case
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
it's probably so; it stands to reason
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially