fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
straight-laced person; stubborn person
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to accept; to receive; to agree
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
force (bulldoze) one's way through
while; even though; despite
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
location famous for production of something (usually food)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
exactly as stated; verbatim
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
difference; variation; difference
plainly; clearly; vividly
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
participation; joining; entry; adherence
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them