pure literature; belles-lettres
form; method; system; formula
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
practical; realistic; pragmatic
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
already; now; no longer; not any more
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
in advance; beforehand; previously
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
proposal; proposition; suggestion
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail