strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
tool; implement; means; furniture
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
100,000,000; one hundred million
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to give; to do (something) for
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
wheat straw; barley straw
to be needed; to be wanted
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
suffix for familiar person
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
together; at the same time; same; identical
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
natural; reasonable; obvious
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
descendant; posterity; offspring
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money