to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
home area; home town; local
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
royal capital; imperial capital
really; truly; indeed; good grief
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
subordinate work; assistant; servant
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible