luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
for this very reason; that is exactly why
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
movie; film; motion picture
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
unfortunately; regrettably
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be worried; to be troubled
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
how; in what way; how about; questionable