because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
at least; at most; (even) just
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
sense of smell; olfaction
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
scene; spectacle; sight; view
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
impossible; unlikely; improbable
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
not caring; not giving a damn
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)