nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
observation; survey; watching
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
sympathy; compassion; pity
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
too much; excessively; too
presence (impressive quality)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
in the meanwhile; during the time
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
in the same way as; just like
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
body; physical system; (the) person
to rock; to shake; to swing
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
perfect; complete; flawless