sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
second (unit of time); arc second
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
entreaty; supplication; petition
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
please; somehow or other; one way or another
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as you see; as you can see
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to change completely; to change suddenly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)