honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
the whole day; all the day
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
permission; approval; authorization; license
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
all night; throughout the night
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
without cause; without reason
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
if it is (the case that ...)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to ask; to enquire; to query
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly