interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
than; from; out of; except; but; more
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
nature; property; disposition
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
process; course; mechanism
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something like ...; something called ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
birth; creation; formation