request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
branch office; branch store
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
going through; going via; going by way of
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
close; intimate; on good terms
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
while; during; while; although; all; both
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
there's no smoke without fire
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on