to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
woman; female; feminine gender
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...