at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
than; from; out of; except; but; more
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
something; some kind of; for some reason
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to turn towards; to point
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to practice magic; to practise magic
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(not) even once; (not) ever
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
periodic; regular; routine
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
urgent; requiring quick (response)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty