thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
excellent; superb; first-rate
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof