as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
four (long cylindrical things)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
clearing one's throat; cough
joke; playfulness; kidding around
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...