that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
please (give me); please (do for me)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
go home (to your own country)!; get out!
at once; immediately; right now
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be silent; to say nothing
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn