comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
good-looking; fair; beautiful
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
novel; story; (work of) fiction
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
accumulation; accumulate; store
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)