protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
how; in what way; how about
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
fax; facsimile; fax machine
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
while; during; while; although; all; both
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to paint (draw) a picture
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others