discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
welcome!; nice to see you!
business; errand; nature of one's business
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
sincere; honest; faithful
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be surprised; to be astonished
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
knowing; (an) acquaintance
about when; about what time; how soon
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
cooperation; collaboration
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know