to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
time; hour; period; class
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
killing two birds with one stone
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
father; dad; husband; you; he
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
it is not (like that) either
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
company; corporation; workplace
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
by myself; in person; by oneself
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
future (usually near); prospects
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
sorry; excuse me; thank you