just because; even if; even though
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to control; to command; to get the better of
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
convenient; handy; useful
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to