creation; generation; formation; derivation
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to collect; to assemble; to gather
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
story; tale; talk; discussion
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
at least; at most; (even) just
myself; yourself; I; me; you
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into