acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
feeling; sense; impression
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
good humour (humor); good mood
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
passion; temper; irritability
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily