important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
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 be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
all you want; as much as one wants
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
single word; a few words; brief comment
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
number one; first; best; most; game; round
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
corridor; hallway; passageway
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
stairs; stairway; staircase
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
store interior; inside of a shop
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to keep (a person) waiting
in the meanwhile; during the time
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order