to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...