tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to make a lasting impression
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
depiction; description; portrayal
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be silent; to say nothing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough