encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
should; must; -able; probably; likely
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
generation; the world; the age
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
confusion; mixing; merger
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
single word; a few words; brief comment
closing of a school; closed school
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
negotiations; discussions; connection
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
by all means; by all costs
president (of a society); chairman