personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
personal feelings; self-interest
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to look around; to survey
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
considerably; fairly; quite
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
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)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside