(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to drink up; to drain (cup)
with a bang (clash, bump)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
tone (of voice); manner of talking
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
go that far; to that extent
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
last days; the end; one's fate
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
invitation; introduction; temptation
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
fields (of rice and other crops)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
wheat; barley; oat (oats)