to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
fixed game; rigged bid; put-up job
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this sort of; this type of
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding