even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good performance; good work; great success
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
will not do; do not; does not
not understanding; not knowing
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
directly; in person; firsthand
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to take measures (against); to take steps
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
press conference; news conference
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after