to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
capable of anything; liable to do
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
tool; implement; means; furniture
second-hand shop; curio shop
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be helpful; to be useful
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
adds force or indicates command
only; merely; but; no more than
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start