contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
serious; not joking; straight
such; like that; that sort of; very
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
should; must; -able; probably; likely
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
at once; immediately; right now
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
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.)
Boys (The Shirelles song)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
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
even though; despite; when
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
really; truly; indeed; good grief
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already