that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
of course; certainly; naturally
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
novel; story; (work of) fiction
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
gratitude; thanks; apology
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful