it is not (like that) either
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
making a strange face; strange face
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
woman; female; feminine gender
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(skill of) making funny faces; facial performance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
deadly serious; deadly earnest
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be kind to; to treat kindly
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
understanding person; supporter