piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
opinion; point of view; visual point
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
postwar period; period after Second World War
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
story; tale; talk; discussion
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
really; truly; indeed; good grief
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
birth; creation; formation
technical journal (periodical, magazine)
gem; jewel; precious stone
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
writing (e.g. as a profession)
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected