few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
until now; so far; up to the present
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
expression; presentation; representation; notation
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
to spread; to be propagated
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
that is to say; so that means
serious; not joking; straight