hypothesis; supposition; assumption
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
genius; prodigy; natural gift
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
eccentric; crank; oddball
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to grumble; to make difficulties
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
cooperation; collaboration
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
intelligence; intellect; brains
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext