it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be able to manage somehow or other
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
such; like that; that sort of
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers