overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
great difference; major mistake
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
but; however; provided that
firm promise; definite promise
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
something like ...; something called ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to search for; to seek for; to look for
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to concern; to be related
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
unqualified; without qualifications
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
direct control; direct supervision