year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
older sister; elder sister
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as a child; when one was a child
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
government office; agency; board
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
so to speak; so to call it; as it were