and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
hey there; I say; see here
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to call again; to call someone back
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
any more; any further; any better; any longer
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
discarding; firing (an employee)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
way; method; means; resource; course
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
analepticum; restorative medicine
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
leather strap; thong; leash
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit