even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
authenticity; credibility
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
human relations; personal relationships
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
nobleman's illegitimate child
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
with a friendly grin; smilingly
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous