to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
adds force or indicates command
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
complete change; about-face
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
such; this sort of; like this
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
function; facility; faculty; feature
seeing one off; farewell; escort
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline