it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
binoculars; field glasses
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon