weird; strange; mysterious
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to repeat; to do something over again
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
negotiations; discussions; connection
to harm; to cause harm to
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
convenient; handy; useful
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
should; must; -able; probably; likely
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to become better; to improve
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear