sounds good; sure thing; no problem
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
separate; respective; different
confections; sweets; candy; cake
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
pair; two kinds; two ways
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
something; some kind of; for some reason
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate