that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tendency; trend; inclination
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
body; body blow (in boxing)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
operation; functioning; running
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
really; truly; indeed; good grief
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
again; once more; a second time