approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
about; on; regarding; per; for every
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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.)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
taste; flavor; taste; liking
story; tale; talk; discussion
of course; certainly; naturally
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
author; writer; novelist; artist
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to pay attention; to be watchful
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't you think?; indicates question
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; during; while; although; all; both