incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
hey there; I say; see here
because of; owing to; due to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
that's the way it is; such is life
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be born; to come into the world
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
treasure house; storage for valuable property