person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
such ... as; or some such
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality