to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
whatever; never mind; I don't care; the hell with it
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
how; in what way; how about
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
student (esp. a university student)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
in this way; thus; such; uh...