investment; contribution; financing
to look forward to something
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
interview (e.g. for a job)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
adds force or indicates command
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date