direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
beginning; opening; start; outset
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
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 ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
for example; for instance; e.g.