may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
contrived; false-sounding
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
influence; effect; impact
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
in the meanwhile; during the time
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage