majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to pick up; to find; to gather
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
by all means; by all costs
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
strength of a brushstroke
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to be helpful; to be useful
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
memory; sense; experience
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK