first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
the other day; a few days ago
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
welcome; (warm) reception
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
hostility; antagonism; opposition