appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
transactions; dealings; business
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
company; corporation; workplace
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
consequence; outcome; result; blame
the other day; lately; recently
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
headroom; maximum height; (vertical) clearance; (lit.) (distance) under beam (girder)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago