to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to speak ill of; to disparage
to have a talk; to tell a story
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog; Asiatic wild dog
that; the matter in question
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
funny story; funny anecdote
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness