to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
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
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how long; how far; how much
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(period of) a year; during an era
every year; yearly; annually
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
for example; for instance; e.g.
such ... as; or some such
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
way (of doing); manner; method; means
how; in what way; how about; questionable
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
amount of money; sum of money
in comparison to; rather than
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
competing companies; rival companies
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
royalty (payment); loyalty
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up