to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
mask; disguise; guise; mask
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be needed; to be wanted
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages