How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to say; to tell; to state; to do
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
letter; missive; note; mail
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
bowing (of a string instrument); Boeing (Company)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
selection of music; song selection
single word; a few words; brief comment
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
society; the world; the times
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
process; course; mechanism
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
and yet; though; when; in spite of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
selection; choice; option