much less; to say nothing of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to turn one's back (on the enemy)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
adoration; admiration; devotion
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
based on; built on; made from
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
you could say; you might say; verging on the
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be smeared; to be covered
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
armed forces; military; troops
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
anything and everything; just about everything
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason