seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
very young; little; childish; immature
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
woman; female; feminine gender
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what kind of; what sort of; what
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous