something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
only recently; just of late
opinion; point of view; visual point
since one was born; (in) all one's life
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to pause; to have a short intermission
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to yearn for; to be in love with
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to be tired of looking at
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
middle of the night; dead of night
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre