to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(doing something) regardless of expense
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
secret; private; surreptitious
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)