mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
good-for-nothing; worthless
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to smirk; to grin broadly
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
such; like that; that sort of; very
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
irritation; annoyance; frustration
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that