to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
use; utilization; utilisation; application
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
while; even though; despite
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
by myself; in person; by oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you