because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
that's true; of course; obviously
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Europe and America; the West
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...