on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
then; well; so; well then
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
regular customer; valued client
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
something like ...; something called ...