how; in what way; by what means
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
suddenly; all of a sudden
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
instead; but (on the other hand)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
good feeling; feeling good
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back