(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
story; tale; talk; discussion
to have the privilege of doing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
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
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
these days; nowadays; recently
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
don't you think?; indicates question