speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
magazine; journal; periodical
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
secret technique; secret art
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling