Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2025
To fail
To fail
Front door
The door is wide open
You are as dear to me as my own father and mother
It is now as good as certain
It has become a sure thing, is now certain
In unison, with combined efforts
Unanimously
In its entirety, to its full extent
In a few words, briefly, in short
To accost s.o., speak first to s.o.
To do s.th. promptly, hasten to do s.th.
To set out to fulfil a promise
A good or generous impulse
To fall upon s.o. with, assail, surprise s.o. with s.th.
To snap rudely at s.o.
To show open hostility
The person or thing mentioned at the outset, the first mentioned
Right from the outset
God willing
With your permission
The girl could not get a husband (remained a spinster)
God bless you!
Continually, constantly
Mockingly, derisively
To be born and grow up in a place, to establish itself and spread (plague)
Falsely, in vain
To sell at a loss
With respect to, with regard to, in consideration of, considering, in view of (s.th.)
Considering (the fact) that, with regard to the fact that, in view of the fact that, provided that, with the proviso that . . .,
As, in terms of, in the capacity of
To stare wide-eyed
To prevent s.o. from attaining s.th.
Very loud, at the top of one’s voice
As soon as possible, in the shortest time possible
Entirely, wholly
Early fruit
Unanimously
On the whole, in general
With reference to
Accurately, precisely, exactly
In a few words, briefly, in short
Jointly, in concurrence, together
Spontaneously, of one’s own accord, personally
In comparison with, in relation to, with respect to, regarding, in addition to, beside
Moreover, furthermore, besides
By force
In short, concisely
With might and main
Spontaneously
Most certainly!
Then, later, consequently
Successively
Subsequently, therefore
In detail
In detail, in portions
In detail, in portions
In detail, elaborately
Successively, one after another, in rotation
To order, on commission
In a friendly manner, amicably, with kindness
In the act, red-handed, flagrante delicto
Wholly, on the whole
Insistently, earnestly, urgently
Verbatim
Verbatim
Be fair means, in a friendly manner
Strictly speaking
Truly, actually
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