to begin talking; to open up
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
safety; welfare; well-being
pending question; unresolved problem
redoing; doing over again
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
want to ... do something; would like to ...
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
does not; can not; will not
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...