merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
name; given name; first name
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
health; healthy; sound; fit
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty