to be selected (from among many people)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
arm; skill; efforts; ability
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
ago; since; before; previous
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
since then; from that time; ever since
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
special; particular; peculiar; unique
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
honorific/polite/humble prefix
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
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.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
knowing; (an) acquaintance
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal