serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
beginning; outset; first; onset
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
that day; the very same day
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
in the city; within the city
fireworks display; display of fireworks
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
home area; home town; local
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
student (esp. a university student)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)