beginning; outset; first; onset
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
training; drill; practice; discipline
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
special training; intensive training; crash course
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal