indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
how; in what way; by what means
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
beginning; outset; first; onset
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
although I say; although one might say; although called
for example; for instance; e.g.
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
having said that; on the other hand
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
control; management (e.g. of a business)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
visual novel; interactive fiction video game featuring a text-based story and mostly static graphics