cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
originally; by nature; from the start
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
preference; priority; precedence
directions; instructions; orders; command
person concerned; interested party; related party
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
lost article; something forgotten
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
resignation; acceptance; consolation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to like; to love; to be fond of
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
memory; sense; experience
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in