prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
first of all; first thing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
signature phrase; signature saying
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
favourite motto; pet saying
in that manner; like that
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
pronunciation; production of sound
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
reading matter; reading material
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my