prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
softly; mildly; gently; politely
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)