pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to feel; to sense; to experience
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to understand; to make out
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said