(exp) strictly speaking
(n) at the present time
(exp) for your information
I'm telling you
(exp) (what) one is trying to say
(what) one wants to say
(what) one is saying
(what) one means
(n) shady matters
questionable matters
(v5s) to persuade
to prevail upon
to win a woman's heart
to win over
to talk someone into doing
(exp) to wish someone luck
to wish someone well
(exp,conj) not worth mentioning (with neg)
(exp) dating back from now
(exp) almost every day
constantly
(exp) almost every day
constantly
(n) acid and alkali
(v5r,vt) to give up (a plan or idea)
to desist from (doing)
(P)
(exp) in succession
one after another
(exp,adv) (uk) perhaps
maybe
by some chance
(P)
(exp) emergency
accident
rare possibility
unexpected occurrence
(v1,vt) (1) to collect
to gather
to compile
to assemble
(2) to arrange
to settle
(P)
(exp) (id) Habit is a second nature
(exp) a woman's heart and autumn weather (are both fickle)
(v5s) to shake off
(exp) to face the truth
(n) (in neg. sentences) (not) a soul
(not) a single person
(exp) skill learned in one's former days
using one's experience from the past
you never forget your own trade
(exp) after all
in the end
in short
(exp) to wish to go well
to have good intentions
(exp) to slow down
(oK) (adv) (at) high speed
as fast as one can
with lightning speed
(exp) not a single person (with negative verb)
no one
(exp) (1) to fail to earn a credit
(2) fail to make the grade
(exp) to try to pull a fast one
