now; the present time; just now; another; more
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
trial product; prototype model
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
in this way; thus; such; uh...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
primary school; elementary school; grade school
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy