people; citizens; subjects; folk
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
grasp; catch; understanding
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
share (in a company); stock
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to join together; to combine; to join up
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
normalcy; normality; normal
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
to detain; to check; to restrain