vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
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)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
Leo (constellation); the Lion
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
preface; introduction; preamble
to have a talk; to tell a story
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
both (people); the two of them
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
chapter one; first chapter
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have