bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
anonymity; using an assumed name
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
killing two birds with one stone
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
number of characters; number of letters; word count
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)