popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
with curious eyes; curiously
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
then; well; so; well then
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
about; on; regarding; per; for every
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
when it becomes; when it comes to
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to recall; to remember; to recollect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also