since when; from when; how long
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
interior; inside; internal
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
minimum; at the very least
introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
contradiction; inconsistency
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
participation; joining; entry
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
assertion; declaration; affirmation
truth is stranger than fiction
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
life; living; I; me; student
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious