to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to understand from experience
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to shake one's head (in denial)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
difference; variation; difference
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be silent; to say nothing
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
something like ...; something called ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament