seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
bombshell announcement (statement)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
besides; in addition; also; moreover
in comparison to; rather than
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
since when; from when; how long
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
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
almost; roughly; approximately
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station