soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
close; intimate; on good terms
that is to say; so that means
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
though; notwithstanding; although
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue