recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
how; in what way; how about
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
such; like that; that sort of; very
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
I see; that's right; indeed
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
reality; actuality; hard fact
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back