to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
library; book collection; paperback book
pattern hair loss; pattern baldness; pattern alopecia; androgenic alopecia; androgenetic alopecia
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
short story; short film; short poem
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
proposal; proposition; suggestion