declaration; proclamation; announcement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
B class; B grade; second rate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
don't you think?; indicates question
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here