stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
really; truly; indeed; good grief
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
beginning; outset; first; onset
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
man; male; masculine gender
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
change of job; change of occupation; career change
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun