to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
elementary level; beginner level
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
direct descent; direct line
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
that is to say; so that means
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
to have a talk; to tell a story
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
origin; beginning; source
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
time; hour; period; class
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
alteration; falsification; faking
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend