circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
when it becomes; when it comes to
what kind of; what sort of; what
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
image; figure; figure; form; image
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement