passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
freedom; free man; free woman
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to be advantageous; to be a favorite (to win)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
honorific/polite/humble prefix
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
several hundred; hundreds (of)
... years old; age (of) ...
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
sales promotion; hard selling
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being