hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
story; tale; talk; discussion
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!