to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to understand; to comprehend
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to hand over; to surrender
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
number of persons; personnel
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
negotiations; discussions; connection
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
memory; sense; experience
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
blunder; slip; error; error
to cover with paint; to hide with paint or make-up
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
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)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with