to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
don't you think?; indicates question
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
younger scholar; future reference
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
of course; certainly; naturally
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
while; even though; despite
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
special; particular; peculiar; unique
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
king (of the junior player)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
such ... as; or some such
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back