talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
it's no joke; gimme a break!
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
settlement; solution; resolution
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to throw down the drain; to waste
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
business; trade; operations; sales
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sour look; surly face; pout
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)