appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
going through; going via; going by way of
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
100,000; hundred thousand
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to like; to love; to be fond of
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
go that far; to that extent
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody