it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to join together; to combine; to join up
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
loveable; very likeable; like very much
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
such; like that; that sort of; very
indicate reason; infers some protest
originally; by nature; from the start
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care