Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
consequence; outcome; result; blame
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
such ... as; or some such
prohibition; inhibition; ban
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
genuine article; real thing; real deal