tone (of voice); manner of talking
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
considerably; fairly; quite
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
such; like that; that sort of; very
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
feeling; sense; impression
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
way of talking; speaking style
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
being bad at communication; being unsociable
creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
female friend; woman friend
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
at that time; in those days
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
beginning; outset; first; onset
very; extremely; excessively
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)