forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
one more time; once more; once again
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
and yet; though; when; in spite of
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
I see; that's right; indeed
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation