fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
certain evidence; definite evidence
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
home; household; family; hearth
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
indeed; really; truly; very much
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree