as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
book; volume; this; present; main; head
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
critic; reviewer; commentator
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
person with a sharp tongue
(medical) doctor; physician
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
in that way; thus; so; so?
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)