taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to begin; to set about; to start
use; utilization; utilisation; application
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to mark the end; to spell the end
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
nothing but; none other than
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to watch over; to watch attentively
support; backing; patronage
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to establish; to formulate
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
another thing; exception; special case
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
as a child; when one was a child
relation; relative; kind; cordial
the same generation; coeval
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of