use; utilization; utilisation; application
to smile (at); to grin (at)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
100,000; hundred thousand
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to name; to call; to christen; to term
stepping back; drawing back
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
young girl; lass; adolescent female
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the other day; a few days ago
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be kind to; to treat kindly
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
right to choose; a say; option
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means