hello; good day; good afternoon
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
children's story; fairy tale
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
river; stream; River; the ... river
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to grow up; to become an adult
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
story; tale; talk; discussion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
author; writer; novelist; artist
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
caption (photo explanation, video subtitle, headline); legend; cutline
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)