revision; amendment; alteration
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
planning; project; plan; design
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
enterprise; business; company; corporation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
two persons; two people; pair; couple