definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
period of youth; while young
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
form; shape; figure; visage
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
degree of familiarity; popularity
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper