senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
no, not like that (but like this)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to recall; to remember; to recollect
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
place; situation; position; location
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend