to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
how; in what way; how about
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
don't you think?; indicates question
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
perfect; complete; flawless
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
stealthily; secretly; in secret
alone; by oneself; on one's own