to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
incident; affair; happening; event
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
near oneself; close to one; familiar
example; illustration; precedent
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to differ; to vary; to disagree
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
paraphrase; (musical) arrangement
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
personal; individual; private
to need; to call for; to require
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
like this; this sort; this way
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
manuscript; version; draft