to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
no!; no no!; no, not at all
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
the same night; that night
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
legend; folklore; tradition
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
eating quickly; speed-eating
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend