former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
for your information; I'm telling you
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
of course; certainly; naturally
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
first meeting; first interview with
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
feeling; sense; impression
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty