to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker