direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
trio; gang of three; threesome
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
journal; magazine; periodical
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
study; research; investigation
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master