to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
personal; individual; private
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
in that manner; like that
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)