it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
person concerned; interested party; related party
as if nothing had happened
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
established fact; fait accompli
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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 finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to have a talk; to tell a story
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way