reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
while; even though; despite
after a long time; for the first time in a while
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
absence; disregard; indifference
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
talking while standing; standing around talking
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together