to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
loveable; very likeable; like very much
no matter how much time passes
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
question; inquiry; enquiry
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
such; like that; that sort of; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
risky; dangerous; insecure
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just