coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
object of romantic interest
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
older brother; elder brother
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
reality; actuality; hard fact
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
genuine article; real thing; real deal
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
for example; for instance; e.g.
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name