repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
relation; connection; relevance
popular person; favorite; favourite
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to accept; to receive; to agree
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
duty; obligation; responsibility
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to some extent; to a certain extent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
tone (of voice); manner of talking
in a sense; in some way; to an extent