appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
again and again; repeatedly
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
close; intimate; on good terms
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
estimate (of costs); budget
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally