to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
beyond this point; from now on; after this
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
tone (of voice); manner of talking
indifference; lack of enthusiasm; inattentiveness
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further