excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
in that way; thus; so; so?
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
I see; that's right; indeed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
and yet; though; when; in spite of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
because of; owing to; due to
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate