coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
at once; immediately; right now
but; however; provided that
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to have a talk; to tell a story
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
question; inquiry; enquiry
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
legal; lawful; legitimate
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to palm off; to force a sale
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
English conversation; school for English conversation
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
gem; jewel; precious stone
millions; several million; a few million
to take out a loan; to get a loan
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
real estate agent; realtor
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
the breakup (dispersal) of a family