cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to look forward to something
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
many; much; plenty; hardly
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
two times; twice; two degrees
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
(having) same family and personal name
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
depiction; description; portrayal
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after