to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
it is not (like that) either
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
than; from; out of; except; but; more
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
like this; in this way; as you see
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
suffix for familiar person
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
master; teacher; stable master
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)