a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
several years; a few years
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
reason; cause; circumstances
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
military force; military strength
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
straying; wandering off course
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent