concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
impossible; unlikely; improbable
passing through without stopping; passing by
sampling food; tasting; trying
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
just because; even if; even though
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
no matter how much time passes
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to look away; to avert one's eyes
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
as you see; as you can see
working-class accent or dialect
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
organ (musical instrument)
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo