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| To express disagreement with somebody, especially continuously or angrily; to give reasons for an opinion in order to support it; to persuade somebody to do something by giving reasons. |
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| To accept that something is true or real; to accept that somebody is telling the truth; to accept that somebody or something has a particular quality or ability. |
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| Somebody who is being considered for a political office or an official position; an applicant or suitable person for a job; a patient who seems suitable for a particular treatment, or is likely to be affected by a particular disease; somebody competing with others for a prize, grant, or award. |
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| Certainly; without a doubt; as a conclusion after some thought or hesitation; in a precise way; in a distinct and unmistakable way; with no exceptions. |
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| One of eight equal parts of something; a group of eight objects or people; something in a numbered series, e.g. a playing card, with a value of eight. |
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| In the Gregorian calendar, the second month of the year, lasting 28 days or, in leap years, 29 days. |
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| Very serious; extremely serious or significant; very bad or severe; grave. |
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| At once; without delay or without pausing beforehand; very closely in space or time; directly, and without anyone or anything in between. |
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| To have something taken away; to cease to possess or have something such as a job or home; to be the cause of somebody's failure to obtain, win, or maintain something; to be unable to find something, often only temporarily. |
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| Just what is specified and nothing more, usually emphasizing the smallness, humbleness, or unimportance of the thing or person designated; that and nothing more; by itself and without anything more. |
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