excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
will; testament; last request
story; tale; talk; discussion
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
any more; any further; any better; any longer
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
too much; excessively; too
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
blighted love; disappointed love
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
unprecedented; record-breaking
extent of decrease; degree of reduction
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless