after all; because; but; even; too; as well
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
while; even though; despite
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to save; to leave over; to spare
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
but; however; provided that
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
any more; any further; any better; any longer
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
classification; categorization; sorting
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain