clear; precise; definite; distinct
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
lasting (e.g. work); sustained (effort); prolonged; long-winded; verbose; wordy
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
movie; film; motion picture
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
research; study; investigation
of course; certainly; naturally
very much; very many; more and more
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
something like ...; something called ...
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
war; fighting; fierce competition
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start