to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
is that so?; I see; right; oh
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
now that you say that; now that you mention it
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
with a momentary flash of light
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
calm; composed; cool; quiet
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
hello; good day; good afternoon
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest