with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
how long; how much; to what extent
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
dwelling; house; residence; address
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to mix; to stir; to blend
scale; scope; plan; structure
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to smoke animal out of its den
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be worried; to be troubled
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to pass (of time); to elapse
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of