honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
human; human-like; as a person
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
carefree; free from worry
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to apologize; to apologise
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
process; course; mechanism
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre