to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
maker; builder; creator; farmer
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.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
plural; multiple; plural (number)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
besides; in addition; also; moreover
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic