thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to recall; to remember; to recollect
with a friendly grin; smilingly
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
understood; I see; OK; present; here
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
industrial spy; industrial espionage
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
single word; a few words; brief comment
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion