important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
wherein; therein; thereinto
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
instability; insecurity; crankiness
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
this and that; one thing and another
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)