regulation; adjustment; control
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
two times; twice; two degrees
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
100,000,000; one hundred million
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
without; but if; otherwise; or else
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to fall flat; to fall face down
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly