rather; better; instead; if anything
all; entire; whole; altogether
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
how; in what way; how about
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
woman; female; feminine gender
author; writer; novelist; artist
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
presentation techniques; way of showing something
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic