simply; merely; only; solely
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
literature; books (reference); document
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
physical evidence; material evidence
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
this world; this life; world of the living
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
originally; by nature; from the start
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
rather; better; instead; if anything
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
as; because; with; due to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
light; easy; non-serious; minor
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent