it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
tone (of voice); manner of talking
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
how; in what way; how about
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
man; male; masculine gender
that is to say; so that means
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
ten; 10; ten years of age
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
powerful person; influential person
woman; female; feminine gender
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to bear a child; to give birth (to)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
I see; that's right; indeed
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!