meaning; significance; sense
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
at that time; in those days
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
business world; business circles; (the) industry
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
at the same time in different places
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to be worried; to be troubled
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
end; close; conclusion; termination
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
10th day of the month; ten days