serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
attraction to ugly people
chubby chaser; person attracted to overweight people
person attracted to old people; gerontophile
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
you could say that; that might be so
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
physical work; manual labour (labor)
tenosynovitis; tendonitis; tendinitis
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion