pronunciation; production of sound
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
great difference; major mistake
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be at a loss for words
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
they; those guys; those fellows
head; brains; intelligence