to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
no!; no no!; no, not at all
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
polydactyly; polydactylism; hyperdactyly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
security for a loan; collateral
to capture; to seize; to plunder
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
all; entire; whole; altogether
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating