simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
in case of; at that time; at this time
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
now that you say that; now that you mention it
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
don't you think?; indicates question
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
that's the way it is; such is life
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
place; room; margin; scope
reality; actuality; hard fact
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
single word; a few words; brief comment
along; parallel to; in accordance with
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...