and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
money-making; earning money
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
writing; composition; essay; sentence
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
1,000,000; one million; million; many
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
100,000,000; one hundred million
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be surprised; to be astonished
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
world; society; people; the public
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
depression; recession; slump
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature