but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
form; method; system; formula
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to become settled; to be fixed
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
early (days); initial stage; initial
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when