and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
three; three years of age
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
novel; story; (work of) fiction
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
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
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; clue; starting point
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
possibility; potential; expandability
subtle; delicate; fine; difficult; complex; tricky
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
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
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial