to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
such; this sort of; like this
any more; any further; any better; any longer
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
how; in what way; how about
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion