Softner - EC 3 - 7

I guess / I think ..

Probably / maybe ..

Kind of / sort of ..

A little / sort of …

A little / a (little) bit ..

Just

In a way

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That is the couple that move in next door.

Yeah? They seem pretty friendly.

Yeah. It is kind of weird, though.

Sometimes they say hello, and other times they sort of ignore me.

May be they are just a little shy.

Oh, I think they’re probably just busy or stressed out.

Yeah. Well, who isn’t these days?

Actually, the woman is a bit more friendly.

I have spoken to her a few times.

We only talked about the weather, though.

That is how most of people are in my building.

I guess that is OK in a way.

I don’t like to get too friendly with the neighbours.

Yeah. Me either.

Note:

It is weird.

It is kind of weird.

They ignore me.

They sort of ignore me.

They are shy.

Maybe they are a little shy.

My neighbours are unfriendly. (a little bit).

My neighbours are a little bit unfriendly.

They think they are better than everybody else. (maybe).

Maybe they think they are a bit better than everybody else.

The people next door go to bed early. (kind of)

The people next door go to bed kind of early.

They get annoyed when I have parties. (sort of)

They get sort of annoyed when I have parties.

The people across the street are always looking out their window. They seem noisy. (a little).

The people across the street are always looking out their window. They seem a little noisy.

They don’t have anything better to do. (I guess).

I guess they don’t have anything a bit better to do. (I guess).

They guy above me plays the drums too loud. (a bit)

They guy above me plays the drums a bit too loud.

It gets noisy. (kind of)

It gets kind of noisy.

One of my neighbours is always coming over. It is irritating. (in away)

One of my neighbours is always coming over. It is irritating in away.

She is lonely. (I think / probably / just)

I think she is probably just lonely.

I always think it is nice to socialize with the people you work with.

It is not good idea to date someone from work, though.

I find I go out with friends almost every night.

It is good to spend some time at home, though.

I try not to get too friendly with my neighbours.

It is important to get along with them, though.

I enjoy making new friends all the time.

You shouldn’t forget about your old friends, though.

I spend most of my free time at home by myself.

It is not good to spend too much time alone, though.