labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
troupe; theatrical company
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
member; regular member; active member
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to do together; to share; to participate in
same; similar; (just) like; equal
treatment as a guest; guest
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fast-talking; rapid talking
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
something like ...; something called ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason