to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
number one; first; best; most; game; round
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
should; must; -able; probably; likely
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
while; during; while; although; all; both
general; popular; common; typical
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to need; to call for; to require
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ago; since; before; previous
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that's the way it is; such is life
imagination; supposition; guess
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
incident; affair; happening; event