is it?; isn't it?; be; is
it's not like; it isn't as if
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
interruption; suspension; break
reopening; resumption; restarting
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
having said that; on the other hand
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
different opinion; objection
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
as; because; with; due to
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
general idea; concept; notion
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
great cause; moral law; justice
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
birth; creation; formation
all present; all concerned; all of us
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to state; to express; to mention
silence; stillness; quietness
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn