but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
serious; severe; grave; acute
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
home; household; family; hearth
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
confidence; trust; faith; credit
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
besides; in addition; also; moreover
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher