strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
number of persons; personnel
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
second offense; second offence
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
arrest; apprehension; capture
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to correct oneself; to restate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
use; utilization; utilisation; application
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
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses