enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
alone; by oneself; on one's own
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
how many years; how long; what year
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
materials; data; document
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
impossible to do (although wants to)
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)