establishment; settlement
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
in the meanwhile; during the time
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
for example; for instance; e.g.
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
I see; that's right; indeed
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
had better ...; had better not ...
to be silent; to say nothing
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
(together) with; -wide; including
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction