indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
setting off (on a trip); departure
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
freely; right and left; as one pleases
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
while; during; while; although; all; both
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
story; tale; talk; discussion
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful