is something that; is that which
conviction; belief; confidence
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
reason; cause; circumstances
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to be surprised; to be astonished
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
under control (e.g. of territory)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style