the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
unanticipated; unexpected
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
heart; guts; nerve; central part
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to feel; to sense; to experience
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee