goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
other side; opposite side; other party
the West; the Occident; Western countries
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
school building; schoolhouse
construction; architecture (of buildings)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
foreign; abroad; overseas