to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
due form; official; formality
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
suffix for familiar person
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
how; in what way; how about
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
company president; manager; director
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information; beat reporter
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish