and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
editor (in publishing, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)