idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
book; volume; this; present; main; head
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to say; to be pleased to say
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
time; hour; period; class
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
bet; wager; stake; gamble
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
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
one thin flat object; one sheet
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but; however; provided that
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future