very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
defer to another as if an older brother
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
in that way; thus; so; so?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force or indicates command
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...