to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to enjoy a good drink (esp. celebrating victory)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
surroundings; environs; circumference
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to