transactions; dealings; business
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
price; cost; value; worth; value
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
something; some kind of; for some reason
to annoy; to cause trouble
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
living person; the living
to knock down; to knock off
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
great difference; big difference; wide margin
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
done; just done; just finished
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
is that so?; I see; right; oh
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
three times; thrice; third (interval)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity