to laugh away; to laugh off
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
children's story; fairy tale
party; set; gang; company; person
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
of course; certainly; naturally
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that is to say; so that means
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
that's the way it is; such is life
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
door; gate; opening; title page
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I see; that's right; indeed
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
place; room; margin; scope
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
leader of a delegation (body, party)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
if it is the case that ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result