ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
official document; archives
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
adds force or indicates command
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
villain; baddie; the villain's part
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
grasp; catch; understanding
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
imagination; supposition; guess
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
anonymity; using an assumed name
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
enumeration; citation; listing
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone