Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
going through; going via; going by way of
for your information; I'm telling you
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
hateful; detestable; loathsome
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
sympathy; compassion; pity
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
man; male; masculine gender
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to say no more; to sink into silence
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest