absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
being in love with each other
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
one's post; place of work; workplace
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to not take seriously; to take lightly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to employ; to hire; to charter
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to