claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
what kind of; what sort of; what
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on