how; in what way; how about
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be main; to be principal; to be important
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to speak; to say; to vocalize
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
had better ...; had better not ...
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
anything and everything; just about everything
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold