origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be surprised; to be astonished
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to do over; to remake; to resume
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
but; however; provided that
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
pre-existing; already there; conventional
race (of people); type of person
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
strength; power; proficiency; ability
imagination; supposition; guess
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
number of persons; personnel
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
scene; sight; scenario; setting
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting