satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
tendency; trend; inclination
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now that you say that; now that you mention it
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
breast enlargement; breast enhancement
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
had better ...; had better not ...
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
scene; sight; scenario; setting
of course; certainly; naturally
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
each and all; every single one; everybody
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
rather; better; instead; if anything
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; sense; impression
difficult to ...; hard to ...
main cause; primary factor
grid-line (e.g. in spreadsheet); enclosing line
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)