adopted daughter; foster daughter
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
like this; this sort; this way
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nothing but; except; no more than
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to pass (of time); to elapse
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
at first; in the beginning; originally
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess