a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
writing (e.g. as a profession)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
that's true; of course; obviously
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
article; news story; report; account
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
such; this sort of; like this
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
cooperation; collaboration
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
please; somehow or other; one way or another
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
not caring; not giving a damn
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to feel; to sense; to experience
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment