to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to apologize; to apologise
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
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
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
immediately; right away; on the spot
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
go that far; to that extent
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
had better ...; had better not ...