why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
very likely; very probable
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
second (unit of time); arc second
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
development; exploitation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
elucidation; explicit statement; specification