seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
trivia; snippet of knowledge
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be surprised; to be astonished
extensive knowledge; erudition
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
sampling a drink; tasting
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(for the) first time in one's life
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to drink up; to drain (cup)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)