that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
scene; spectacle; sight; view
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
stimulating; exciting; provocative
such; this sort of; like this
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
button (clothing); push-button
to push (something) against
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
impression given by a painting or image
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
difficult to ...; hard to ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor