towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
offender; criminal; culprit
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
author; writer; novelist; artist
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be needed; to be wanted
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
if it is the case that ...
some people; a few people; several people
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)