wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how; in what way; by what means
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
fortune-telling; divination
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
leaving (a group, team, etc.)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
instead; but (on the other hand)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love