once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
chair; stool; post; office; position
to look around; to survey
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
chance (of success); odds
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
locational advantage; advantageous position
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
how; in what way; how about; questionable
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
reason; cause; circumstances
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
way of speaking; intimation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
proposal; proposition; suggestion
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
something like ...; something called ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied