a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
middle of the night; dead of night
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
garbage day; rubbish collection day
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to cease; to stop; to be over
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(not so) much; (not) very
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
at first; in the beginning; originally
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that