(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to talk; to chat; to chatter
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
beginning; outset; first; onset
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
every person; each one; everybody
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
evening meal; dinner; supper
boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement