twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
in comparison to; rather than
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
failure; mistake; blunder
probability; likelihood; chances
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to attempt; to test; to try out
to like; to love; to be fond of
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...