jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
never mind!; don't worry about it
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
(social) class; rank; grade
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to put one's strength into
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(theatrical) fighting scene
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
still; even now; to this day
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...