to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
older sister; elder sister
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
decision; determination; resolution
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
great joy; delight; jubilation
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
in search of; in order to look for
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade