to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
considerably; greatly; a lot
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
serious; not joking; straight
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.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to attempt; to test; to try out
wherein; therein; thereinto
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to refer to; to use as reference
while; during; while; although; all; both
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
name; given name; first name
birth date; date of birth; DOB
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
I see; that's right; indeed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
compassionate; sympathetic
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...