in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
for example; for instance; e.g.
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
opinion; point of view; visual point
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to some extent; to a certain extent
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
good feeling; feeling good
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to