illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
chapter one; first chapter
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
heart; guts; nerve; central part
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
way; method; means; resource; course
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing