in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be right on target; to strike it rich
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
individual; private person; personal; private
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
relatively; comparatively
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
to smash violently; to crush
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to become frayed; to become loose