yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
festival merrymaking; revelry
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
even though; despite; when
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to gain fame; to make one's name
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
convenient; handy; useful
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to complain; to make a complaint
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting