beginning; outset; first; onset
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
considerably; fairly; quite
to gather; to collect; to assemble
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
by means of; due to; because of; according to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...