grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
sincere; honest; faithful
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
genius; prodigy; natural gift
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
number one; first; best; most; game; round
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to have a smattering knowledge of
great success; huge success
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
memory; ability to remember
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to pass (of time); to elapse