to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that's the way it is; such is life
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
usurer; usury; loansharking
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
rather; sooner; preferably
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
body; physical system; (the) person
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
scattered here and there; at intervals
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
than; from; out of; except; but; more
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to drink up; to drain (cup)
food and drink; eating and drinking
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
vocal sound; tone of voice
time; hour; period; class