at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
as if it were about oneself
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
having said that; on the other hand
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to apologize; to apologise
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible