but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
little by little; bit by bit
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to face; to go towards; to head towards
advance; moving forward; progress
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
as (for); for; in the capacity of
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to say; to tell; to state; to do
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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