something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
it is I who should say so
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
while; even though; despite
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to pass (of time); to elapse
even for an instant; even as a joke
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
notice; attention; observation
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
so; like this; in this way
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
popular person; favorite; favourite
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
relatively; comparatively
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)