if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to gather; to collect; to assemble
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
periodic; regular; routine
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pupil; student; schoolchild
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street