actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to have meaning; to be meaningful
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
is that so?; I see; right; oh
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
relation; connection; relevance
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)