so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
so; therefore; and; (and) then
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
optimization; optimisation
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
beginning; outset; first; onset
legend; folklore; tradition
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
not yet known; unknown; strange
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
interruption; suspension; break
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
torch; (electric) torch; flashlight