by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
the other day; a few days ago
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be silent; to say nothing
possible; likely; probable
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
this world; this life; world of the living
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to recall; to remember; to recollect
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
how; in what way; how about
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes