to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
trivial; not amounting to much
no!; no no!; no, not at all
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
how long; how far; how much
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
suffix for familiar person