in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
scale; scope; plan; structure
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity