interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
(some) more; even more; longer; further
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
adds force or indicates command
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
older sister; lass; young lady
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
moment by moment; hour by hour
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
proposal; proposition; suggestion
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over