to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
near oneself; close to one; familiar
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
on the way back; when about to go back
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
burned down; entirely destroyed
to try all possible means
to close down a business; to shut a business
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate