to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
father; dad; husband; you; he
curiosity; inquisitiveness
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
retirement (from the world); seclusion
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to pass (of time); to elapse
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
each place; various places
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")