that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?