why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
like this; this sort; this way
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
curse; spell; malediction
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
don't you think?; indicates question
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
from now; from this moment; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
(someone else's) parents; both parents
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support