tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
this and that; various things
to pass (of time); to elapse
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to overcharge; to rip off
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
palatial residence; stately mansion
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
ignorant of the ways of the world