introduction; presentation; referral; listing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
like a decent person; human
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
nonchalantly; without a care
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
surroundings; environs; circumference
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade