... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
midwinter; dead of winter
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
sense of color; sense of colour
government office; agency; board
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
time; season; period; phase; stage
sense organ; sensory organ
research; study; investigation
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to some extent; to a certain extent
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern