basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
built-in audience; regular customers
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
I see; that's right; indeed
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
training; drill; practice; discipline
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
very; extremely; excessively
fortune-telling; divination
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
one's fate (fortune) as concerns business
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university