to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
participation; joining; entry; adherence
registration; accession; register; entry; record
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
title; index; heading; headline; caption
application; request; petition
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
in comparison to; rather than
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to speak; to hear a voice
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
really; truly; indeed; good grief
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation