very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
festival; feast; carnival
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
presence; sitting with; being with
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
that's a different matter; that's a different story
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
partly open; in half bloom
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
the other day; lately; recently
to have a talk; to tell a story
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
that day; the very same day