to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
name; given name; first name
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
genius; prodigy; natural gift
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to become desperate; to give in to despair
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
information; news; intelligence
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist