first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how long; how far; how much
don't you think?; indicates question
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
myself; yourself; I; me; you
and then; and so; and; so then
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
honorific/polite/humble prefix