unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to talk; to chat; to chatter
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
shopping; purchased goods
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
although I say; although one might say; although called
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
don't you think?; indicates question
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to change (one's clothes)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other