you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
way (of doing); manner; method; means
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
piece; fragment; one (object)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
imagination; supposition; guess
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set