to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
grasp; catch; understanding
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that is to say; so that means
as you see; as you can see
time of great change; era of reform
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
look!; there!; here!; that is
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident