beginning; outset; first; onset
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
how; in what way; how about
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(your, his, her) daughter
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay