start; commencement; beginning; initiation
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to feel; to sense; to experience
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
linguistic activity; language (as defined by Saussure; langue and parole)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
quotation; citation; reference
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
general; popular; common; typical
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to name; to call by name; to mention by name
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)