rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
discomfort index; temperature-humidity index
never mind!; don't worry about it
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
by sheer strength; by brute force
since then; from that time; ever since
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
everywhere; all over; throughout
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
the place for; the time for; the level of
regarding highly; attaching importance to
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hang (something) on the wall
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade