towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; like that; that sort of
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to affect; to impact; to influence
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
sincere; honest; faithful
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
several people; a few people
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused