to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
January; first month of the lunar calendar
failure; mistake; blunder
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
offender; criminal; culprit
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to do together; to share; to participate in
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
the real criminal; true culprit
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to blaze; to burn brightly
to scatter away; to vanish
to appease; to suppress; to calm
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
of course; certainly; naturally
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
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
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(a place) out of one's reach
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up