setting aside; leaving to one side
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
main question; real issue at hand
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
genuine article; real thing; real deal
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
that's the way it is; such is life
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
be (that) as it may; having said that
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
sampling food; tasting; trying
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only