number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
is that so?; I see; right; oh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
how; in what way; how about
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay