it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
buried gold; buried treasure
such; this sort of; like this
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
for example; for instance; e.g.
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged