main question; real issue at hand
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
daytime television serial; soap opera
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to concern; to be related
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be frank; to drop all pretense
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing