although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
company; corporation; workplace
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
planning; project; plan; design
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...