by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
reality; actuality; hard fact
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to recall; to remember; to recollect
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to talk; to chat; to chatter
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...