moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
killing two birds with one stone
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
scoundrel; rascal; villain
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
doing whatever one pleases
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
how; in what way; by what means
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
even if; even though; however; no matter how
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
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
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
(social) position; status
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident