to continue; to keep up; to keep on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
great person; eminent figure
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
name; given name; first name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
materials; data; document
by means of; due to; because of; according to
unpredictability; element of surprise
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
such; like that; that sort of; very
speech and conduct; words and deeds
prohibition; inhibition; ban
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently