necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
main text; original text; this book; this volume
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
while; during; while; although; all; both
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
how; in what way; by what means
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to have a reason; to have an excuse
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of