first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
three times; thrice; third (interval)
going through; going via; going by way of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
official announcement; proclamation
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
declaration; proclamation; announcement
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
slightly early; just before
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
such; like that; in that way
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded