table of contents; contents
chapter one; first chapter
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to appear all together; to be all present
intermission (between acts); interlude
settlement; solution; resolution
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)