Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
considerably; greatly; a lot
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
suffix for familiar person
confections; sweets; candy; cake
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
president (of a society); chairman
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
results; record; grades; marks
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
supporting role (actor); minor role
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays