first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
number of persons; personnel
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
simply; merely; only; solely
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
impossible to do (although wants to)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
notice; attention; observation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in