starting point; point of departure
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to try to do; to attempt to do
touching; moving; painful
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
movie; film; motion picture
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
not understanding; not knowing
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
counter for books; volume
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
study of foreign languages; linguistics
outside the country; abroad
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to increase; to add to; to augment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip