vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
settlement; solution; resolution
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
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)
if so; in that case; in that situation
secretary (government); director; chief
chair; stool; post; office; position
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I see; that's right; indeed
belief; faith; conviction
-less; lacking; non-existing
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
this occasion; at this time; now
trouble; bother; annoyance
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
no!; no no!; no, not at all
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
such; like that; that sort of; very
time; season; period; phase; stage