seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
you could say; you might say; verging on the
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
intellectual level; level of intelligence
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
comic books; comics; comic; comical
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
considerably; fairly; quite
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
if it is the case that ...
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in that way; thus; so; so?
clear; precise; definite; distinct
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with