to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
this and that; one thing or another
number one; first; best; most; game; round
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
residence; living (at, in); abode
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
something; some kind of; for some reason
innumerable; countless; numberless
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
feeling; sense; impression
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
this sort of; this type of
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark