to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to begin talking; to open up
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
discovery; detection; finding
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
reward money; reward; honorarium
amount of money; sum of money
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
if it is the case that ...
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
rather; better; instead; if anything
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize