is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
light brown; golden brown; tan
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
several people; a few people
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
just now; a moment ago; this very minute