expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
dry riverbed; river beach
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
author; writer; novelist; artist
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to move (house); to change residence
name; given name; first name
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sorry; excuse me; thank you
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
together; at the same time; same; identical
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up