excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
such; like that; that sort of
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
existence; being; presence
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
way of speaking; intimation
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
such; this sort of; like this
lyricism; description of one's feelings
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
reason; grounds; circumstances
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon