to be surprised; to be astonished
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
adds force or indicates command
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness